Abstract
This paper first introduces the appeal of investing in the emerging Chinese market. The paper then asserts that one of the key challenges to negotiations and agreements with the Chinese is the language barrier between Chinese and English. Due to the impossibility to learn Chinese in a short amount of time, the paper explains that Americans must compensate by exemplifying respect and using diplomacy through other means. The paper discusses Chinese culture and provides useful tips to negotiating with the Chinese and explains many essential Chinese customs.

Table of Contents:
Executive Summary
- Background and Introduction
- Main Conclusions
- Recommendations
Overcoming the Language Barrier in China
- Background
- Actions Speak Louder Than Words
- Other Forms of Communication
- Understanding the Chinese Business System
- Patience is a Virtue
- Respecting Chinese Culture
- In Business, Words Can be Over-Rated: Efficiency is King
- Future Trends
- Limitations, Conclusions and Recommendations
Bibliography

From the Paper
"Ivanovich is quick to point out the vastness of the country, saying it would take many lifetimes to understand all the regional dialects that exist in this expansive country, and thus are embedded within its national business process (2007). He provides a much-needed element of realism in addressing the language barrier issue. In effect, one cannot realistically expect to master the language, so don't let the language barrier discourage. The Chinese system of doing business is different, and research indicates that learning the Chinese system is the most effective means of overcoming the language barrier. In the process, one must remain humble and respect the intricacies of Chinese custom in order to, find other more universal ways of communicating with and showing respect for the Chinese in order to overcome the language barrier."

Tags:global market, expansion business companies language economy

Abstract
This paper discusses how Queensland's Great Barrier Reef is an invaluable Australian region that is confronted with many threats. It focuses on two specific issues: the crown of thorns starfish (COTS) population levels and the problems associated with shipping - specifically the introduction of foreign marine species. For each issue, the nature and the history of the problem are explained, as are the management methods currently being implemented. New approaches are suggested and analyzed in light of their potential advantages and disadvantages, so that policy makers may come to the best decisions regarding the protection of this exceptional region, now and into the future.

Outline:
The Reef's Value and the Threat it Faces
Crown of Thorns Starfish: Framing the Problem
Solutions Past and Present
Looking Forward
Shipping's Importance
Species Introduction: The Flaws in the Solutions
Inhibiting Pests in the Future
Conclusion

From the Paper
"The crown of thorns starfish is a natural component of the GBR. Since COTS are consumers of coral, however, they pose a direct threat to the wellbeing of the reef. This is because their populations frequently become too large, meaning coral is consumed faster than it can grow (GBRMPA 2004). At present, the question remains as to whether outbreak frequency, intensity and range are in fact increasing (see Fig.1 and Fig. 2), possibly due to human activity (GBRMPA 2004). If so, it is likely that overall abundance and diversity of GBR corals is decreasing, a worrying prospect for the region - especially if reef recovery is also hampered by factors such as coral bleaching and poor water quality. "

Tags:crown, of, thorns, starfish, shipping

Abstract
This paper is a biological research paper on the Great Barrier Reef. The paper explains about the ecosystem, the biological factors, and dangers to the Reef. It includes information on climate, location, animal population, formation and destruction.

From the Paper
"Over time many people have been drawn to the unparalleled beauty of the Great Barrier Reef. The Great Barrier Reef is one of the most complex and brilliant habitats on earth. Few people fully comprehend the complexity of its fragile ecosystem. The Great Barrier Reef is located off the northeast coast of Australia, adjacent to the province of Queensland. It forms a 100,000 square mile fringe, which rests on a continental shelf. It runs for 1260 miles from the Murray islands to the Capricor group of coral cays (McGregor 1975, p. 19)."

Tags:land, forest, ecosystem, environment, biology, destruction, habitat, earth

Abstract
This paper briefly reviews this volume of history, which describes one of the greatest tactical victories in the Pacific theater of World War II, the drive to capture the Solomon Islands. It gives a brief biography of the author and explains why he had the capacity to tell the military and Navy details as he did.

From the Paper
"This book is the sixth volume of a fifteen-volume series detailing all major U.S. Naval operations over the course of World War II. It is, like all volumes in the series, told from the U.S. military's perspective rather than from an objective or "distanced" perspective of a later historian. The author, Samuel Eliot Morison, was a Harvard professor at the time he was commissioned by President Roosevelt to reside aboard eleven different ships with the intent of witnessing battles in both the Atlantic and Pacific oceans and to record them for posterity. Morrison was part of the Navy as he recorded his observations. His work is thus a history "of the moment" rather than a reflective history, and it does not attempt to present both sides of the conflict, only the United States' perspective in detail, and the United States' choice of military tactics from a laudatory perspective."

Tags:pacific, military

Abstract
The paper describes the article "When Language Intervenes" by Nancy L. Oliva as a short yet compelling article, where Oliva provides an eye-opening scenario related to the existing language barrier between nurses and their foreign-born patients. The paper then relates Oliva's logical steps and processes that health care providers like nurses and medical facilities can follow in order to help alleviate this language barrier.

From the Paper
"In today's United States, there is an ever-growing problem in the field of professional nursing related to the language barrier between nurses, physicians, medical technologists and their patients, most of whom, depending on where one might be practicing, are Hispanics and Asians with limited efficiency in the English language. Under normal conditions, such as when an Hispanic or Asian patient is experiencing a minor medical problem, this language barrier may not be cause for much alarm, but when such patients are experiencing major medical problems and/or conditions, this language barrier can lead to unexpected and often tragic results. Exactly how to solve this language barrier is the focus of the article "When Language Intervenes" by Nancy L. Oliva, a doctorate candidate in the School of Nursing at the John A. Hartford Center of Geriatric Nursing, located at the University of California, San Francisco."

Tags:cultural, competency, Hispanics, Latinos, Asians

Abstract
This research discusses China's currency policy and how it affects global trade patterns.This paper pays particular attention to trade patterns with the world's leading economies such as the US and the EU. The US trade deficit with China is cited as an example of its use of an artificially valued currency as an effective barrier to trade imports into China. In this sense China's undervalued yuan is a barrier to imports and is maintained as such although China employs its undervalued yuan more to maintain its comparative advantage relative to its export market.

From the Paper
"There are many types of trade barriers that can have a deep and lasting impact on the character of trade relations between nations. One of the most visible nations in the world today relative to trade and economic vitality is China. China's de facto role as the world's manufacturer has meant that its export market and foreign trade relations are intricately intertwined with the leading economies of the world such as the US and the EU. In this respect, leveling the balance of trade between China and these other leading economies is important to their long-term health. For example, the size of the US' trade deficit with China was over $200 billion and growing in 2004 (China, 2005)."

Tags:china, trade, exchange

Abstract
This paper discusses how the story of Don Haskins, the long time and Hall of Fame college basketball coach from Texas Western/UTEP had been largely uncelebrated until the 2006 release of "Glory Road". Directed by James Gartner and staring Josh Lucas as Coach Haskins, the movie depicts his 1966 National Championship run as the barrier breaking coach who was the first to start all black players and win the National Championship. The paper relates that the movie show how, by defeating perennial power and all white Kentucky, Haskins helped break down the racial barrier in sports, particularly in the South. The paper contends that the story told in "Glory Road" is truly an important event in not only American sports history, but also a story which sheds light on and highlights much of the racial issues which are prevalent in sports.

From the Paper
"Glory Road takes place in the 1960s, primarily in Texas and in the general atmosphere of the racial tensions existing in the American South during the time period. In the movie, the African-Americans who Don Haskin's recruited are given little opportunity to play collegiate basketball and although they have a love for the game, they do not see it as a viable alternative. They are well aware of the limited opportunities afforded to black athletes and to African-Americans in general. However, it seems Don Haskin's is oblivious to this as he cares only about winning and thus is willing to defy the established norms of NCAA Division I basketball in the South and play his men regardless of color. It is not until later as the season develops that he begins to realize the social implications of his actions as head coach as Haskins and his team become something more than just a basketball team, but a team that is playing for something more than just basketball. "

Tags:Don, Haskins, basketball, racism

Abstract
This paper discusses the mythical "glass ceiling." Many people, especially feminists, believe it is an ever-present barrier, holding women back from the upper levels of corporate America. Others believe there is no glass ceiling, and that the lack of women in top corporate positions simply indicates that women have other priorities. Which side is right is the focus of this paper.

Abstract
This paper examines English propriety in the story of "Dracula" by Bram Stoker. The writer suggests that if restrictions are merely barriers to temptation, then it seems that no other author is more familiar with this idea than Bram Stoker. The writer further discusses how, by using "Dracula" as a cautionary tale, Stoker creates his story with the supreme antagonist restricted from a direct voice or expression. The writer also explains how Stoker allows his readers to watch events unfold according to the perceptions of the narrators. The writer describes Dracula as the uninhibited alpha male, untouched by the most confining restraint of English society--the suppression of sexual desire. The writer concludes that Stoker uses the character Dracula as a manifestation of the hidden desires of Van Helsing and his Englishmen avengers to illustrate the fatality of straying from English propriety.

From the Paper
"Stoker first generates a group of unreliable narrators to establish their vulnerabilities as humans to temptation and fallibility. He chooses a style of narration that is undependable in itself to stress the skewed nature of the story. Told through a series of journals, newspaper articles, diaries, and letters, the reports of events are subjective and affected by unique perspectives and individualistic observation, the latter having a heavy reliance on a sharp memory. For a story with events as spectacular as in Dracula, it seems implausible then, particularly when they recall dialogue, for each narrator's recollection to be flawless and perfect retainers of events."

Tags:vampire, English, propriety, public, scrutiny, sexuality, victimization, of, women

Abstract
An examination of the cultural barriers that exist when people travel abroad and how Americans are specifically sensitive to anything "non-American" when touring. This paper includes useful websites and hints the traveler should explore before embarking on his travels in order to avoid culture shocks. The paper brings an example of a South American group of students wishing to study in an exchange program.

From the Paper
"But, while business travel and vacation trips may be relatively brief, increasing numbers of both businesspeople and students are taking advantage of study- or work-abroad programs and moving into radically different cultures not as temporary tourists, but as semi-permanent residents for weeks, months, or even years at a time. This propensity for packing up and "seeing the world," together with an increased overall global consciousness, is commendable but it's also not without its own share of hazards which are above and beyond the normal challenges of everyday life in one's native country. "

Tags:travel, tour, guide, culture