The Jamie Nabozny's Court Case

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(TOPIC SENTENCE) What would you do if you were affected by severe bullying? (BACKGROUND) Jamie Nabozny from Ashland, Wisconsin had to deal with this from middle school to almost the end of high school. He was openly gay and at the time the thought was “Maybe you shouldn’t be so openly gay”, so that was quite unusual which as a result enabled others to make fun of him to empower themselves. (ATTENTION GRABBER) However, Jamie was able to stand up for himself and had started an amazing court case in which he had sued the principals for being unable to protect him! In the end, he was the first person to get the case approved thanks to help from his attorney and had won his case with an incredible amount of evidence. (THESIS) In the Bullied documentary, it shows someone that you wouldn’t expect to be able to make the lives of others to change for the better as well as the determination to defeat challenging hardships that some face.

(Main Point # 1) Nabozny had stood up to the bullies to make the lives of others better.
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Jamie Nabozny had shown the ability to win his court case which brought nationwide awareness to the discrimination of gays. He had gone against the odds that included the depression and trauma that comes from the bullying. (Restate Thesis Statement) In the Bullied Documentary, it shows that someone unlikely that helped change the bitterful lives of other people into something full of hope as well showing the dedication of one man to bring justice for all. (Strategy: Question) Going against bullying is very troubling and is a pain. If you yourself were bullied before, it brings up appalling experiences. Jamie Nabozny had showed that despite the fact that he would be one of those nobodies that no one remembers, he had the determination to stand up and bring nationwide awareness. However, do you yourself have the conviction to do the same as Nabozny

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