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Fall 2008 Schedule:
Biography:
Dr. Monte Salyer
graduated from
Michigan State University with
a
Ph.D. in English
with concentrations in
Applied Linguistics,
Reading Theory,
and
20th Century
American Literature. (Applied Linguistics includes the
History of the English
Language,
Language Acquisition,
Functional Grammar,
Discourse Analysis, and
Language
Assessment). His dissertation is
The Significance
of Difficult Vocabulary to Reading in a Second Language.
Dr. Salyer has taught courses in
ESL,
TESOL,
Linguistics,
Developmental Writing,
English Composition,
American
Literature,
British Literature,
and
Philosophy
at
Sahmyook University in
Korea, Andrews University in Michigan,
St. Mary of the Plains College
in Kansas, and Lewis University in Illinois.
At
Dalton State, Dr. Salyer has taught
Learning Support English I,
Learning Support English II, Learning Support Reading
II,
English Composition I,
and Linguistics. He
also coordinates the
Summer Academy
each June to prepare
150-200 bilingual middle and high school students for
higher education.
American Regions:
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Joel Garreau identifies the
Nine Nations of North America, each with its own capital and
distinct lifestyle. See the summary of how the regions understand and
use energy resources. |
New England's (Boston)
austerity and conservation are fit for an area marked by compact
geography, good public transportation, and extremely limited resources.
The Foundry (Detroit) views energy as the stuff needed to run the world's machines.
The Breadbasket (Kansas City) loves grain-generated ethanol that
explodes food prices. The Empty Quarter (Denver) with energy
reserves and huge distances dislikes conservation. Quebec's huge hydroelectric potential explains its
heavy energy use, such as manufacturing aluminum products. Dixie
(Atlanta) is more reliant on nuclear power plants than any other region,
a logical outgrowth of few choices with an unquestioning commitment to
growth. Ecotopia (San Francisco) with abundant renewable-energy and a
jaundiced view of development, sees atomic energy as the poison of
technology gone bad. MexAmerica (Los Angeles) has
energy deposits and pollution problems. Its growth is fueled by refugees
who flee from the cost of home heating. The Islands (Miami) "snowbirds"
seek to ignore energy issues. |
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