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 witnessed September 11th like most Americans. I was in my daily routine in school, chemistry class actually, when my teacher told us the grim news that two world trade towers had been attacked by hijacked airplanes. The rest of the day was a whirlwind of events. Many students and teachers had rumors of what was going on and I wasn't sure of what to do. For the first time in my life, i felt unsafe. I remember seeing the graphic videos and photographs of the events on different news channels. The whole day was a blur, but I do remember that from that moment on I had a new respect for my surroundings. NMAH Story: Life Changed Has your life changed because of September 11, 2001? If so, tell us how. My life has changed dramatically. I live my life with respect to how fragile life is. In one quick instant life can be taken from us, so we must live our life to the fullest each moment. My life now is richer because of September 11th. I respect my fellow American, not just the people i like, it doesn't matter anymore. NMAH Story: Remembered What do you think should be remembered about September 11th? The most important thing that should be remembered is the heroics and notion of unity. The firefighters showed more courage in that week than most people will their entire lives. What was most admirable though was that they were just doing it because it was their job, not because they were single-handedly saving our country. They were humble in all their efforts and deserve to be remembered with the greatest respect forever. 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 I did. I have a sticker on the back of my car so where ever people go they will see that I still remember. I used to think the whole routine of singing the national anthem at events such as sports was just tedious, and now I have a greater presence of unity everytime I raise my right hand to salute the flag. 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 nmah2993.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. 64.48.78.32