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 was in 8th grade and I was getting ready for my second day of school when my dad came into the house and told my family to come to the family room. He had been out jogging with his walkman on and he heard about the first plane crash. He ran straight home to tell us about it and we turned on the T.V. When the screen came on I honestly couldn't believe what I was seeing. It all didn't seem real as they showed footage of airplanes crashing into the Twin Towers. I remember sitting on the couch wondering how this could have possibly happened.Then it came time for me to go to school. During the ride to school my mom had the radio on and they wee talking about it. When I arrived at school and I walked into the classroom the T.V. was on and the entire class watched for the first hour of school and afterwards we discussed what was going on. I didn't want to be at school at the point because it was extremely horrifying to think about what was going on at that moment in the entire country as people found out that they had lost their loved ones. NMAH Story: Life Changed Has your life changed because of September 11, 2001? If so, tell us how. Yes, I started to think about how horrible this was everyday and it changed my perspective on life. I need to make every moment count beause tomorrow I might not be here. I also saw many changes around me. Everybody had their flags flying from their houses and their cars. The country came together during this horrible time of suffering. Ever since September 11 whenever I hear the National Anthem or God Bless America I think about the terrorist attacks and I feel like I did the day it happened, I feel very sad when I think about it. NMAH Story: Remembered What do you think should be remembered about September 11th? I think that everybody should remember how the country came together. Everyone needs to remember everything that happened on September 11, to stay close to one another. People need to remember to be proud to be an American where they live in a free country. We must remember to stick together no matter what happens. We must 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,I did fly an American flag after September 11. Yes, my feelings have changed about the American Flag. Before September 11 I didn't look at the flag the same way I do now. Whenever I see the flag I remember what happened on that horrible day when we were attacked by the terrorists. 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 nmah6769.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. 2004-09-13 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 4.232.180.187