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 had just gotten out of class that day, and I had headed to the University Center in the center of my college at Stephen F. Austin State University in Nacogdoches, TX. I knew something fishy had happened because in the post office there was an easel set up and on the easel was a cardboard sign saying that the big screen tv was on CNN in the Grand Ballroom. I was wondering why CNN would be going on in the Grand Ballroom. For a couple of days many students spent time in between classes watching CNN, but it seems like I was one of the only few that watched in the ballroom, it was very quiet in there, and it was dark and isolated. I quit watching because it only became more depressing to see the images over and over again. NMAH Story: Life Changed Has your life changed because of September 11, 2001? If so, tell us how. Yes, in someways I'm more vigilant to the activities and things around me. I'm not however, scared to go out, I'm more aware of my surroundings and stuff, but other than that, if I worried everyday, I'd be falling for the whole purpose of terrorism anyways. NMAH Story: Remembered What do you think should be remembered about September 11th? The people who lost their lives and the people who have helped recover and reshape the area's and things involving the whole tragedy. Indeed, it has impacted my life on many levels, and I think we should memorialize the losses, but I also feel we must go on and push forward towards the future and learn from the experiences the event has brought to us. 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 did not fly the flag, nor did I participate in the mass consumerism of patriotic products after the event. I think its very cool to be patriotic, and I love the flag, however personally its very old seeing mini vans driving around town with two or flags... a year or so later. Its good to have respect for your country, but it does get to the point where its getting rubbed into the ground a bit too much. The flag to me, is a symbol of our country, something you think about on 4th of July, not something that is seen at Wal-Mart on everything. I think the flag stuff is cool, I think September 11th turned the flag into a "trend" and I think many people wore the flag stuff because "everyone else" was doing it, and I think that, that is a wrong reason to be patriotic. 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 nmah5352.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. 2003-01-02 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 66.76.53.142