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 woke up as if it was any normal day, I took a shower, brushed my hair and prepared for school. When I walked into my living room my step-father had cnn news on. At first I took a glance and ignored the informing news; however, when I heared my mother crying I ran into the room and looked more observingly at the television. I saw the first tower that had been hit. Smoke was coming out the side and fire was blazing. The first thing I thought was of all the people on the airplane and all their loved ones, so I prayed for them. Then at fatal thing happened, the first tower fell; right then and there I knew thousands of people had lost their lives so again I prayed. Soon it was time for me to go to school but before I left I heared faintly on the television that the second tower had been hit. I glanced at the TV and it showed the impact between the tower and the airplane. I got in my brothers car and he turned on the radio; on every channel there was news about the towers. I sat in the car and for 45 minutes, listened to the updates on the towers, and at one point I remember the person on the radio announcing that the second tower had fell. When I arrived at school that was all everyone was talking about. In the Purple Penguin, a little school store, I watched the TV that was placed in there and watched them show the plane hitting the second tower and both of the towers falling. NMAH Story: Life Changed Has your life changed because of September 11, 2001? If so, tell us how. My Life has not really been changed because if September 11th, except for the fact that everyday I am more appreciative of my family and friends, because I never know when I can lose them. I think that september 11th really helped me love life more and all the things in it. NMAH Story: Remembered What do you think should be remembered about September 11th? I think that all the brave firemen and police men who helped get as many people as they could out of the twin towers. They risked their lives to save oters and some even lost their life in the whole ordeal. I also think that the outcome of September 11th should be remembered. especially the fact that it brought out nation together in many ways that we lacked before. We really came togerther as a community to help with fundraisers for the firemen and people who lost their homes. I also want to be shown on the record that just because of this tragedy our economy did not fall apart it only made it ten times stronger. Of course the terroist succeded in making us angry and upset, but we will not back down and we will stand stong together and we want give up. Just remember, Sept. 11th only made us stronger. 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? 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 nmah2066.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. 2002-09-09 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 66.1.61.29