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. On September 11, 2001 I was in my second hour Language Arts class getting ready to take pictures for the yearbook. But right before we could go get our pictures taken Mrs. Fienning, my teacher announced that a plane had crashed into the World Trade Center. I didn't believe her at first. Then I thought it wasn't as big of a deal as she was making it. Little did I know that a second plane was on its way into the other tower, the Pentagon, and in Shanksville, Pennsylvania. That day when I suddenly remembered that my Uncle Mike works in New York City about a mile and a half from the Twin Towers. When I expressed my concern to my mom she told me that she had already talked to my uncle earlier in the day. He was told that he couldn't leave work that evening because it was too dangerous, so he spent the night in the city. Finally, what I thought was impossible became reality; the September 11 tragedy was personally affecting my family and I. NMAH Story: Life Changed Has your life changed because of September 11, 2001? If so, tell us how. Yes, my life has changed since September 11, 2001 because after the attacks I feel that I am more appreciative for important things in my life, like family, friends, health, and my safety. Before the events, I was a more materialistic and selfish person but now I've set that all behind me and worry about things that actually matter. Everyone these days are more patriotic and proud to be Americans because we've shown the world that we can make it through hard times as long as we have each other. NMAH Story: Remembered What do you think should be remembered about September 11th? I think everything should be remembered about September 11th. The heroes (firemen, policemen, volunteers, etc.) that faced challenges, risked their lives, and helped to protect us should never be forgotten. The world needs to remember America's grieving and how we pulled through our nation's tough times and have been successful with our lives since then. Lastly, all the innocent Americans thats lives were sacrificed during that eventful day need to be in our minds and hearts 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? The day after September 11, 2001 I overheard my mom talking to my dad about how they need to hang up our American flag again. By September 12 almost every house on my block had a flag in the window or hanging up outside. It was really neat to see our country's patriotism grow so rapidly in such a short amount of time. It was amazing to not be able to go anywhere without seeing a flag hanging outside, racing by with cars, and people wearing patriotic colors. It made me feel very proud to live in a country where we are all proud and patriotic. The flag now symbolizes hope and freedom to me. It's a symbol that reminds us that we should never give up and we will always make it through difficult hurdles in our lives. 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 nmah5036.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. 2002-09-16 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 67.202.32.149