Euripides was a pacifist, humanitarian, and free-thinker. These qualities were often overshadowed by intolerance and violence in the times in which he lived. Euripides is now remembered as one of the best-known and most influential dramatists in classical Greek culture. Never give up. (Click the title to read more.)
Never Give Up!
This series of posts tells the stories of well-known writers and creatives who were once obscure unknowns. You can do it, too!
Never Give Up! Martin Luther King Jr.
In his fight for justice and equality, Martin Luther King Jr.’s detractors called him a “notorious liar” and worse. King was arrested over 20 times; and even prior to his assassination, he was the target of several violent attacks: including getting stabbed, as well as having his house bombed and set on fire; and he constantly was receiving death threats. All of this did not stop King from fighting for what was right. Never give up. (Click the title to read more.)
Never Give Up! The Story of John Milton and Paradise Lost
After he backed the losing side of a political power struggle, John Milton was dismissed from his job, imprisoned, and suffered the loss of his eyesight. This was a dark period in Milton’s life, although he persevered despite his losses. Milton’s magnum opus, the epic poem Paradise Lost, was completed while Milton was blind and impoverished. Never give up. (Click the title to read more.)
Never Give Up! The Story of Lizzo and “Truth Hurts”
Never Give Up. In 2017, Lizzo released a single named “Truth Hurts.” You have heard this song; or at the very least, I’m certain that you have seen Tweets riffing on the theme: “I took a DNA test and I’m 100% b*tch” What you may not know is that the song initially flopped. Upon release, […]
O. Henry: Never Give Up
O. Henry is one of America’s best-beloved short story authors. The writer had a number of personal problems during his lifetime, but that’s not what we remember him for. We remember him for his humor, his wit, and his touching portrayals of love and the beauty of the human spirit. Although condemned for his mistakes […]
William Blake: Never Give Up
William Blake was a quarrelsome troublemaker: a self-published author who was not well-liked in his own time. William Blake is now a world-famous poet, best remembered for “The Tyger” (“Tyger! Tyger! burning bright / In the forests of the night”) and other colorful children’s poems from his illustrated collection, “Songs of Innocence and of […]
