Jamie Nabozny Speech

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Anoushka Samant, P ½ , #17 DARE TO STAND UP (Question) How would you feel if you were bullied? I assure you that no matter how you were bullied, you would still feel belittled and insecure. (Topic Sentence) It’s truly preposterous that millions of students all over the world reside in suffrage because they are being bullied either physically, verbally, or socially. (Background Information) One example was Jamie Nabozny, a school boy who attended Ashland schools and was tormented all through his middle and high school years. This was all because of the fact that he was homosexual. Nobody stood up to the bullies; instead they all stood back and watched. (Thesis) This is why it is so important for people to stand up to bullies and to help …show more content…

(Evidence) Despite the fact that he didn’t fight back, he stood strong through his years of torment and intimidation. He had pleaded several times for the principals at his schools to help his situation, but they proved to be not conducive at all. He persevered and reaped his reward later when he was slightly older and took his case to court. Imagine suing a school! (Elaboration of Evidence) His decision was not warmly welcomed as he received threats and insults from people who thought it was insane to sue a place of learning. However, he and the people supporting him wanted his justice and fought his way towards it. His case was first declined, but once a popular lawyer came to their side to assist, the case was accepted at federal court. With the aid of the lawyer and some surprising witnesses, such as one of the bullies himself, they won the case. (Evidence Supports Thesis Statement) This shows that in one way, he stood up for himself. He might have not done it at the time when he was bullied, but he made sure he got justice for other’s discourteous actions. While some people despised his decision, he deserved every penny of the $900,000 compensation he received, or the fact that he obtained his much deserved

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