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. September 11, 2001. School had been in for one week and I was just starting to become accustomed to eighth grade, my new teachers, new classrooms, and getting back into the swing of things, when suddenly it all changed. Rumors began circulating through the school during lunch. We had a barbecue outside, and during it three peoples parents came and picked them up. No one knew what was going on. After school, me and a few of my friends were having a football game out on the field. A couple of seventh graders came up to us and told us that planes had flown in to both world trade towers and into the pentagon. Then they said how the towers had fallen. We were all shocked. We saw tragedies happening all over the world, but never thought it could happen to us. We were the invulnerable giants, the US, how could this happen to us? I took the bus home and for the first time ever, my mom, little sister, and older sister were there to pick me up in the car. They validated what I had heard earlier. My older sister worked in the Prudential and told me that the whole city of Boston was evacuated. At home, on the TV, the only thing that was on were pictures of the towers falling. It looked like something that you would have seen in the movie Independence Day. But this was true, it had really happened, and real lives were lost. September 11th has made me realize that we arent the invulnerable giants I had thought we once were. It also taught me how fragile life is and to love the ones around me, because one day they might not be there. NMAH Story: Life Changed Has your life changed because of September 11, 2001? If so, tell us how. September 11th has made me realize that we arent the invulnerable giants I had thought we once were. It also taught me how fragile life is and to love the ones around me, because one day they might not be there. NMAH Story: Remembered What do you think should be remembered about September 11th? I think that the terrorists and Osama shouldn't be rememebred, but the heroes should. The firefighters, the cops, the EMTs, the volunteers, and the people who helped take down the fouth plane. 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? 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 nmah2887.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. 152.163.188.163