Rachel from Speak

Rachel is a girl who always finds a way to fit in. She is a freshman this year. Last year she was best friends with Melinda Sordino. But Melinda called the cops at a party in the summer so Rachel decided to find new friends.

Rachel changed her identity so she could find new friends. She now wears black stockings with runs, and she doesn't shave her arms. Rachel can swear in french, and she wants to desperately smoke, but she can't because she has asthma. So she pretends by smoking with candy cigarettes. I think Rachel would want knew friends because she was best friends with Melinda Sordino in 8th grade. They aren't friends anymore because Melinda called the cops when she was at a party and now everybody hates her because some people got arrested.

Rachel refuses to believe bad things about Andy. Rachel doesn't want to think Andy is a bad guy because she is dating him. She doesn't want to loose her reputation as a popular person.

Rachel is not too good of a friend either. Towards the beginning of the school year she was talking about Melinda when she was standing right there and laughing about it. Also she couldn't have asked Melinda what happened or why she called the cops at the party.

Rachel is not a good friend at all. She talks about people, ditched her friends, and she changed her identity just to be in the foreign exchange group. For example when Melinda was right there Rachel was talking about her and laughing about it. She also never even asked why she called the cops. If she was a real friend i think she would have at least asked before she wasn't going to be friends with her anymore.

The Birds of America

This piece of art reminds me of nature and freedom. It reminds me most of nature because there are trees and birds in nature. It also reminds me of freedom because birds can be free when they fly.