Alisa, I'm so not trying to be a smart butt by this, so pls don't take it that way. I didn't understand what your question meant(why I think she was a martyr), so I thought maybe I used the wrong word. I looked up the definition, and I think I used it in the right context.
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martyr
Noun
1. a person who chooses to die rather than renounce his or her religious beliefs
2. a person who suffers greatly or dies for a cause or belief
3. a martyr to suffering constantly from: a martyr to arthritis
Verb
to make a martyr of [Late Greek martur- witness]
martyrdom n

When I used that word, I was referring to definitions 1 & 2. I hope you don't take this the wrong way, I would never get smart with you, I just didn't want to type all of the above defs.

Oh and yep, I think you & I are talking about the same picture/painting. It's the painting by Michelangelo, called "The Creation of Adam", or just simply "The Creation". But I have always referred to it as "The touch". I left it as an attachment at the bottom of the original post underneath all of the names of the deceased. I left it to symbolize three things. First how the Columbine incident "touched" people around the world. Second, how Rachel's story "touched" the world. And third, to represent the message behind her story, which I believe is ultimately about being "in touch" with your higher self & God, as I believe this girl was at such a young age. I don't mean that she martyred herself, but it has been said that the reason she was targeted, was because of her strong outwarddly faith & love for God. So that's all I meant, was that she died for something she would not bend on. The thing that brought martyr to mind for me, was when Eric(one of the shooters) lifted her head by her hair, after shooting her twice, & asked her "Do you still believe in God?" And she replied with "You know I do", then he said "Then go be with him" as he shot her with the bullet that ended her life.

I hope this cleared up your questions, & I hope that you don't see this as a smartypants answer. I just really wanted you to understand what I was trying to convey in my last post.