to talk about God freely in their everyday conversations. Cassie wasn’t afraid of dying because she knew that she was going to heaven to sit with God. Her complete trust and faith in God encouraged others to carry on with their relationships with God. A martyr is someone who unselfishly gives up everything they have to stand up for a purpose. Cassie Bernall knew that on April 20,1999, her purpose would be fulfilled. The Columbine Massacre shook the whole nation. Today, students are still afraid to go to school because they are afraid of being shot. It’s a shame that people died because of this and now those students have to go back to the same school and face the memories of that day. Cassie stood up for what she believed in and became a martyr for today’s teenager’s. She never backed down from her beliefs and now she is in Heaven with God being the Guardian Angel of Columbine High School....
