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 the events from my classroom TV at William E Waters Middle School in Portsmouth, Virginia with my 27 sixth grade students. Mrs Link came down and said to turn on the TV, that a plane hit the World Trade Center. I turned it on and then realized that I was sharing this with the students and I felt extremely out of control. I really did not know what to say and I thought that it was some kind of accident until the second plane hit. I then had a really bad feeling that it was planned. I tried very hard to not cry or show any extreme behavior to the students. When the we found out about the Pentagon bombing I went out into the hall to talk with Mrs. Boggs to see if her husband was in Washington today. He wasn't in Washington. He was safe. I also feared for my wife's grandmother who was to fly to Virginia that day. She was safe on the ground in North Carolina. I watched with my students for the rest of the day. The seemed to be about wanting safety for everyone. I wanted to know that everyone in my life was safe. NMAH Story: Life Changed Has your life changed because of September 11, 2001? If so, tell us how. I feel that I need to watch the government even more. Though it is not the government's fault for September 11th, they helped create an environment of hate by allowing our oil greed to get in the way of democracy. Since all politics is local I am involved in my neighborhood civic league. NMAH Story: Remembered What do you think should be remembered about September 11th? I feel that the building should be rebuilt. I think that we need to stand above this barbaric act and build the building again to show that we can not be overcome. I think that we should remember the people who have lost their live trying to save people. The firefighters, police, and other emergency people gave their lives like soldiers on the front lines. 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, after we found one to buy. All of them were sold out, except for foreign made ones. I just wanted an American Flag made with American hands. I have even deeper feelings for the flag, and I enjoy saying the pledge with my students every day. 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 nmah1539.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. 2002-09-08 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 67.200.170.106