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 history being made during my second period class. My teacher had the radio playing which I thought was very strange because he usually was up tight about things like that, and that's when i heard what was happening. A plane crashed into the New York twin towers. I was very shocked and i still dont believe what happened. When i walked into my second period class my teacher looked like he was about to cry. None of us knew what was happening. No one knew that history was changing and being made. During third period they made annoucements and the teachers informed us about what was happening. I didnt know what to think or what to do, but i just thought about how this will change everything and everyone. NMAH Story: Life Changed Has your life changed because of September 11, 2001? If so, tell us how. My life has been changed due to the tragedy of September 11 in many ways. I have learned to appreciate life in new ways and to be thankful that I did not lose anyone close to me that day. My heart goes out to the families and friends that did lose people close to them on that awful day. I also feel for the people that died in the Twin Towers, I can only imagine what their last moments were like. They must have been horrified and shocked. I still dont believe that someone could have done such an awful and horrible thing. I also feel for the people that were in the planes, they knew that bad people hijacked their air plane and they knew they were going to die. I think some of them were more mad that they could not warn people that they were coming and to try and save other people's lives knowing that theirs were going to end. Also my heart goes out to the firefighters that ran into the buildings when everyone else was running out. NMAH Story: Remembered What do you think should be remembered about September 11th? I think that the people that were killed should be remembered, and the firefighters. Also I think that we should remember that we are Americans and we should be thankful that we are still alive and well. This is a terrible thing that happened, but it is great that we have come together as a nation to comfort one another and be who we are. Just like the newspaper and television say "WE WILL NEVER FORGET." 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, we flew the American flag and we flew it proudly. My feelings about the American flag have not really changed. I still feel proud to fly the American flag and I think that America as a nation should embrace everything in a new propestive and be thankful for everything that we have. 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 nmah3328.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. 209.7.46.106