"Artists who were committing their work to the support of the regime were seeing art as no longer something that was exclusive, but something that should be for the people," says Gale.
The consensus is that the Homeric poems were written down not later than this time; certainly from the time of the first known lyric poet of ancient Greece, Archilochus (7th century bce), individuals committed their works to writing.
"The people that we represent are facing redundancy, a two-year pay freeze, while inflation is 5% and gas prices are going up 20%, and they are desperately worried about privatisation of the services they have committed their working lives to". He accused the government of trying to "soften up" public sector workers' rights to pave the way to privatising elements of the state.
Teachers' responses echo the literally thousands of conversations I have had with our members about their jobs, about their dedication to the students they teach and to the larger community, and about why they commit their lives to this important work.
When we ask people to really commit to their work, it's also important to give them the time to recharge.
In restorative justice, nonviolent criminals stay out of jail, remain in the community where they committed their crime, and work to support their families and pay restitution to the victim.
But no matter the outcome of that last test, the Dubin family has committed their life's work to helping others in the same fight for life as so many in David's family.
I'm talking about what high-achieving women need even more than men to fully commit to their work.
As pope, he ordered attacks by the Vatican on the American nuns who have committed their lives to working with and for the poor -- not only in direct service but in advocating public policy.
Employees are most committed to their work when they trust their leaders to have their back, and delegating authority helps build that trust.
