Jamie Nabozny Thesis Statement

It is always important to stand up for yourself. (Topic Sentence) Jamie Nabozny is a school student that resides in a small Wisconsin town. However, he faces hardships and constant bullying because he is gay. Jamie did not stand up for himself in an effective way until finally the torment pushed him over and he brought the situation to court with the help of his family and friends. (Background Info) After Jamie won his case, he traveled to several schools to enforce the fact that you should stand up for yourself. (Thesis Statement)
(Supporting Point #1) Nabozny’s first step to standing up for himself was simply talking through his fear filled days with some kind hearted adults. (Evidence that Supports Point From Documentary) Nabozny had bad

(Evidence that supports point from documentary) The young man had endured this tormenting too long, and it was time to really fight back. With the help of his family and new friends, Nabozny brought the condition to court to take a final stand against the bullies, bystanders, and every adult that did nothing to support him. (Elaboration of Point and Evidence) At first, the case was dismissed right away, because it seemed ridiculous to the judge. However, supporters of the case were persistent, so the case was brought back before the judge, and he agreed, seeing that there was no way they would let this go until a real trial took place. While in court, several witnesses were interrogated for the case of the young man, including middle school principal Mary Podlesny, high school principals William Davis and Tom Blauert, one of the main tormentors Roy Grande, and Nabozny himself. Most of the witnesses supported the young man’s case by explaining the relentless bullying and how nobody took action. However, Mrs. Podlesny still denied having any knowledge of the bullying, which was a very stupid move since both Roy Grande and his mother recalled her being present at a meeting about the situation at Ashland Middle School. When Roy was brought from prison to be questioned, he was truthful about everything he did to make Nabozny’s time at school miserable. All the evidence supporting Nabozny’s schools to be sued overpowered the negative remarks for the case, so the jurors agreed that the schools would be charged. (Explain How point and examples support thesis statement) Since Nabozny was convinced by both his friends and himself to get a lawsuit shows that he is not afraid to stand up as high as he can go, meaning he was