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 Lesson Learned submission: On 9/11 the nation and the world witnessed a reprehensible and violent act. Americans suffered a profound loss of life, safety and an innocent view of the world. The grieving process of a nation began. Grief, which follows loss, was portrayed with dignity and compassion. Then war was declared. New stations carried banners of ""WAR ALERT,"" or ""WAR ON TERRORISM,"" that accompanied continued updates on the numbers of deaths and the government's response. Fear of further attacks, fear of anthrax, and anger were feelings most often expressed. America's fear and anger were feelings that were justified, and exploited, to get revenge and embark upon the course of war. What was not allowed to happen was the lesson of the natural unfolding of the grieving process. The lesson of the ability of the human spirit to accommodate loss, pain and eventually experience healing. Daily reminders of fear and hate has prohibited that process. This process is badly needed so the view of the world is not one of victims and perpetrators. A necessary lesson needed is dialogue, and other than violent means to bring peace to a world that will not survive otherwise. 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 tp45.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. 2003-02-24