Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource "September 11: Bearing Witness to History" Stories Submitted Online Description An account of the resource Visitors to the Smithsonian National Museum of American History's, "Bearing Witness to History" online exhibition submitted these reflections beginning in 2002. NMAH Story NMAH Story: Story How did you witness history on September 11th? Share your experience. I was lying in my bed sleeping quietly and all of a sudden my dad came in and shook me. He said there was a tragic even that had just occurred in New York. I didn't know what he was talking about so I just got up and went out to the living room. About twenty seconds after I walked in I saw the second plane run right into one of the World Trade Centers. I stood there just thinking it was some kind of movie on HBO. But, when I turned around and saw my mom crying on the coach I knew that something extremely serious must have happened. I was stunned, not knowing really what to think. I knew what had happened but I hadn't taken it in completely. The next day at school I learned more of what happened on the tragic day in America. That people on the top floors were actually jumping out of the windows because they new they were going to die no madder what. I couldn't understand why someone would kill himself before they needed too. But in a situation like that I guess you would panic and not think. Watching the television people who had lost their loved ones in the incident. I still remember there was this woman who was talking to her husband on one of the flights that crashed into the WTC. She was talking to him and all of a sudden the line went dead. I couldn't imagine how incredibly sad she must have been. NMAH Story: Life Changed Has your life changed because of September 11, 2001? If so, tell us how. My life has changed slightly because of September 11, 2001 I am now I am thinking about how people could get guns or bombs onto a plane and drive it into a building killing many people. Close to the hijacking of the planes on 9/11 I had to go on a trip to Singapore for my braces in a week or so after. On that flight I felt kind of weird getting on a plane right after planes being hijacked a week before. NMAH Story: Remembered What do you think should be remembered about September 11th? I think that people should remember all of the family's that have lost loved ones on the terrible, hatred day. Of how children at the age of one to three years old have lost either their mom's or dads. They will have to grow up with out having a parent around to help you with some of the situations. I also believe that people should remember how much hatred the hijackers of the planes must have felt to kill not only themselves but also thousands of other completely innocent people. NMAH Story: Flag Did you fly an American flag after the events of September 11th? Have your feelings about the American flag changed as a result of September 11th? Yes, we did fly an American flag after the events of September 11th. Even though we were in a Muslim country, we still put up the flag. Soon after the company asked all of the residents not to put up an American Flag for safety reasons only. My feelings about the American flag have changed as a result of September 11th; I now realize more how that having America being the land of the free terrorist attacks like this may happen in the future. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource nmah2985.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. Status The process status of this item. approved Consent Whether September 11 Digital Archive has permission to possess this item. full Posting Whether the contributor gave permission to post this item. yes Copyright Whether the contributor holds copyright to this item. yes Source The source of this item. born-digital Media Type The media type of this item. story Created by Author Whether the author created this item. yes Described by Author Whether the description of this item was submitted by the author. no Date Entered The date this item was entered into the archive. 2002-09-10 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 202.155.42.212