The tone( speakers attitude)can be frightened or grim and the mood (emotional affect the text gives the readers) can be worried or tense.
Humans need to eat and drink in order to survive, therefore it against natural law to deprive oneself of food and water, as natural law says that species must survive.
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"was laughed at and made out fun on account of his look and the sound of his voice.
