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. As a senior at Wright State University in the Education program, I was in my final quarter of my college experience. I was student teaching at a junior high school and was in the middle of the "bump and grind" of the normal Tuesday morning routine. Then, suddenly, my proverbial rug was pulled out from under me. A colleague abruptly opened my door and informed me of the bad news. I was immediately floored... in America? The fear and disbelief that I was feeling was overwhelming and I began to cry. As the river of tears began to flow down my cheeks, I witnessed President George W. Bush begin to curb my anxiety. I was enraged that this tragedy could and had taken place on my home soil. Bush made the promise that he would find these terrible people who had carried out these horrific events and punish them appropriately... I was encompassed my the overwhelming feeling of faith and belief that I had in this phenomenal country that I call home. NMAH Story: Life Changed Has your life changed because of September 11, 2001? If so, tell us how. NMAH Story: Remembered What do you think should be remembered about September 11th? I believe that we, as a society, should remember all of those who lost their lives on that terrible day and those who work on a daily basis to protect our safety and freedom! 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? I fly a flag every day. I believe that I will continue to do so until the day that I die. For me, the flag has a tremendous amount of meaning. It stands for all of those who have died throughout history to protect this wonderful democracy that we live in on a daily basis. Not only this, it also represents all of those people who have died for simply being an American. I cannot express how much this symbol has changed my outlook on life. When I see this amazing creation, I now think about the image of the firemen lifting the flag that once stood on the roof of the World Trade Center... throughout all of that disaster, the red, white, and blue survive and will continue to fly no matter what! 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 nmah308.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. 2002-08-19 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 64.154.117.8