Your Friend, Vincent, Asks for Your Advice on Polishing His

question 71

Essay

Your friend, Vincent, asks for your advice on polishing his speech. He has researched and organized his speech well, and practiced it enough to feel comfortable delivering it, but feels he needs help with his language choices to make it more interesting and memorable. What advice might you give him concerning figurative language, drama, and cadence? Explain at least one device in each of those categories.

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Definitions:

Spot Exchange Rate

The exchange rate at a point of time for immediate delivery of the currency in an exchange.

Presentation Currency

The currency in which a company's financial statements are presented, typically the national currency of the country where the company is headquartered.

Functional Currency

The currency of the primary economic environment in which an entity operates, typically used in preparing financial statements.

Functional Currency

The currency of the primary economic environment in which an entity operates, used in measuring its financial performance and position.