James T Baker

James T Baker

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James Bakerdeveloped his passion for history and religion while in high school, during hisdays as a Bulldog. He is a graduate of Baylor and Florida State Universitiesand has for many years taught at Western Kentucky University. Throughout hiscareer he has been a prolific writer, authoring 22 books and over 60 articles.  His articles have appeared in such places as Christian Century, Commonweal, The Chronicle ofHigher Education, and The AmericanBenedictine Review. His creative talents and his unique points of view andinsights have also made him a highly sought after speaker.  He has delivered addresses and papers in theUnited States, Italy, Korea, Taiwan, China, and other Asian countries. He oftenappears in a one person show-presentation of industrialist-philanthropistAndrew Carnegie.  In addition to histeaching duties, James directs the Canadian Parliamentary Internship Program.

Gimme-Jimmy

Gimme-Jimmy

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<span style="font-family:'Times New Roman';"></span><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:12pt;"><font face="Calibri">JamesAlexander’s nickname was Gimme-Jimmy because he was a greedy and selfish bully.<span>  </span>Imagine Jimmy’s concern when he discoveredthat every time he said the word “Gimme”, his hand grew larger. <span> </span>Jimmy was happy to discover that when he waspolite and said “Please” and “Thank you”, his hand began to shrink.<span>  </span>He started practicing his new “Polite Rule”and found out that it was much more fun to share.<span style="color:#000000;"></span></font></span></p><p></p><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman';"></span><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:12pt;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family:Calibri;"></span> </p><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman';"></span>

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