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 remember being in art class when my friend walked into the room and said, "Did you hear? Did you hear what happened?" Responding with an eye roll, I figured it would be about another break-up between a friend and her boyfriend. She had a look of worry and seriousness in her eyes and I knew, at that moment, that something was defintely wrong. The rest of the day was a blur, from watching television at school to later that night at home with feelings of fear and anger in the pit of my stomach. With dead phone lines into New York City, my family was unable to find out if my aunt, uncle, and cousin were okay in Manhattan. I did not understand the severity of this event until it threatened the people I love. NMAH Story: Life Changed Has your life changed because of September 11, 2001? If so, tell us how. September 11, 2001 caused me to take a closer look at my life as well as life in general. A year later, I rarely take anything for granted; you never know the true meaning of something until it is taken away. NMAH Story: Remembered What do you think should be remembered about September 11th? I think that we should all remember September 11, 2001 as a terrible day in which many innocent lives were wrongly taken. Although, through all of the sadness, we should remember the strength and pride that this country had during a time of such great turmoil. 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? When I got home from school that Tuesday afternoon, I helped my mother dig out the American flag that we had, sitting in our laundry room collecting dust. We normally only put it out around the time of Independence Day, but as of today, it has been on our porch for a whole year. I now look at the American flag in a new light; I see it as a strong symbol of this great country. I do feel a bit ashamed, though, that it took such a devastating event to make me realize what the American flag really means. 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 nmah4149.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. 2002-09-11 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 65.24.189.156