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 We have seen our worst nightmares come to life, and all we could do was just stand there and watch. America is eagerly on its way to rebuilding its power and self-assurance that weve always felt it had. It s an enormous struggle, but do we really know in which way were heading? Our country's foreign policy is not where we expected it to be. We cant even find the cooperation we would expect to get from the people who we call our friends and allies. It s as if every corner we turn there appears two more. We can only hope to find those we are looking for and get rid of those we dont want. Is the American Democracy prepared to triumph over these dictators, anarchists, and terrorist groups which only wish to see our downfall? Democracy in the United States has changed over the centuries, and continues to change for the benefit of the people and its survival. Before September eleventh, most Americans never really saw what democracy was all about. Now we see both its muscle and Achilles' heel in this time of crisis. Foremost, democracy guarantees us our liberties and civil right written in the constitution, but it limits us on doing things promptly and accurately when they are needed. America certainly has united and continues to stand tall. President Bush has enacted a Homeland Security Act, which has our country under tight security in preparation to stop any further terrorism. Americans have different feelings on this leap forward, and wonder if this is the right way to go. A downside to it has been that some of our rights have been stripped away in cases such as, racial profiling at airports and border checks, holding prisoners without bail, and habeas corpus. 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 tp133.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. 2003-03-03 Notes Notes about this item. San Benito High School Assigned by John Hand English 4