Imagine having to lead slaves to a different country to keep them safe, imagine having to die to prove to people that machine isn’t always better than man. These acts are what two people, who never gave up, did. Harriet Tubman chose to lead up to eleven slaves to Canada twice a year for 6 years. She never gave up on the life of another. John Henry had to bore through a mountain to win a race with a railroad spiking cart. In both of these instances these people never gave up on their duty. Never giving up is important because it can lead you down the path of hard work and a well lived life. John Henry, from "John Henry Traditional", shows the theme of never giving up by fighting a machine for people’s jobs. At the start of his journey John
