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 TomPaine.com Stories Description An account of the resource TomPaine.com -- a liberal advocacy organization -- distributed a public call on August 12, 2002 for 300 word "opinion advertisement" similar to those that the organization had been running regularly in the op-ed page of The New York Times. TomPaine.com received hundreds of submissions from the public, most of which the September 11 Digital Archive has preserved here. TomPaine Story TomPaine Story: Story "Toward a More Perfect Union: Lesson Learned-Or Not-Since 9/11" Who knows what tomorrow may bring and what waves will hit you next. What occurred on September 11, 2001 was considered a wake up call as some say, but was it really? Understandably, some people's world was turned upside-down; the way they used to live and view life has taken a new course. Unbelievably, others went on, almost blindly unaware of the bare fact that America needed to be awakened from its slumber. Those things that use to be so dear to our hearts seem to hold absolutely no value at all. Priorities transformed from money to family. People we swore never to talk to again; we suddenly rushed to phone them. Other's spiritual eyes were opened and they understood the importance of God in their lives. But how long would this last? Yes, it is true that every church was full the Sunday morning after 9-11; people had and still do have so many questions that no simple man had answers to. Americans were overflowing with sorrow and, having nobody or nowhere to turn to, they looked for comfort in the house of the Lord. Now, almost a year shy of 9-11. Has the sorrow and anger subsided? Has America so easily forgotten the pledge of living a different lifestyle, and truly being one nation under God ? True, out of tragedy many lives were woven together never to be separated again. Yet, in the midst of unity also lies anger, resentment, and of course, that question which will always dawn on ever American and when others reminisce on the events that occurred on September 11, 2001......Why? 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 tp104.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. 2003-02-28 Notes Notes about this item. San Benito High School Assigned by John Hand, English 4