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", "Watching that structure collapse, knowing people were still inside, was total devastation of spirit. Everyone who saw those images was changed by them. The immediate reactions were honest and humble. Matt Lauer screamed out in horror as the second plane hit, and it was humanity to the core. Where the focus in American society is always on the self, the focus now was entirely on the people directly involved. We sensed the tragedy of others, or were swept up in our own. Humanity stood still that day. Many thought we would grow stronger from the wretched event. It was obvious we had been forever changed. But then the cliches crept in -- our old ways of living life found solid ground as time limped on. ""America Under Attack"" graced cable television screens like a New York Post headline. Chants of ""U-S-A"" filled the dusty World Trade Center grounds behind a President proudly pumping his fist, as though cheering on the Dream Team. And ""God Bless America"" became the rallying cry for all those who believed in the divine superiority of our nation and its people. THAT is when our international friends started to roll their eyes. The rhetoric of our might echoed across the planet, in desperate search of people that cared. Instead of rebounding strong, we came back angry. But we can change that. On behalf of every life taken September 11, we need to grow up and learn from it. We must dig deep, get off our complacent asses, and ask tougher questions. Self-criticism is always difficult, always cleansing. While the world is teetering on madness, only our collective action can right the ship. Ask not what your country has done in your name, ask what you can do in your country's name. 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 tp70.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