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 11th, I witnessed what is probably one the most disastrous events that my generation will ever see. In the morning I waited for my ride to show up, to me it was just like any other day. I knew not of the horrific acts that had taken place 3 hours before in New York City. My ride arrived and I got into the car. After a few seconds of silence the lady that was giving me a ride asked, "Have you heard?" I told her that I hadn't and she told me. I was shocked. When I arrived at school, I immediately headed to the library as usual. There was a room in the back where students were watching the news, and they played the horrible scene over and over again. Many around me were crying, and soon enough I too was crying. I never believed that anything so terrifying could occur in my lifetime. I went home early, and spent the day watching the footage as random news channels replayed it. I will never forget that day. NMAH Story: Life Changed Has your life changed because of September 11, 2001? If so, tell us how. September 11th has truly changed my life. I don't take things for granted, because now I see that one day your life can revolve around the newest trends, scandals, or Pop Culture, and the next everything is taken away, you are faced with a reality that Pop Culture sometimes fades for you. NMAH Story: Remembered What do you think should be remembered about September 11th? I think that we should remember the heroism of the people on the planes, in the Towers, and on the ground. We should remember those who died as well as those who survived, those who helped as well as those who watched, those who fought as well as those who prayed. We should remember the patriotism and unity that came out of it. Most of all, we should remember the sacrifice that was made in order to unite us, to make us see. And, last but certainly not least, we must now remember not to take our lives for granted, we must look up, love, laugh and live. 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? No, I did not fly the flag after 9/11. I don't see how that could make anything better. My feelings about the flag have slightly changed, only in the idea that it is over rated. All the flags in our town sold out, you couldn't buy them anywhere. I'm not bashing the flag, but it was a waste. The money that people spent could've gone to the Red Cross for aid in the rescue effort. And, a flag flying above a house did not make the residents better people. Neighbors still ignored each other and snubbed each other. 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 nmah1247.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. 2002-09-05 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 168.174.253.220