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 As a young nation, blessed with the wisdom and genius of our founding fathers, this country managed against great odds to build itself into a nation respected and envied by the world. It took a mere 200 years to become the most powerful, industrialized nation on the planet. Then came Sept.11, 2001. A day that all of us were aware was coming, we just didn't know when and in what form. Our country has been spared the tragedies that other nations' face on almost a daily basis and have for centuries. Even in our music, the conflicts are always ""over there"". Well, there is no ""over there"" any longer. It is here in our own backyard. We have for too long been ignorant as a collective nation of our policies and their affect on the attitude of how we are viewed as a people by the rest of the world. Our institutions of higher learning are sorely lacking in preparing our youth, which will soon take the reins, in cultural or language skills in a growing global world. The time has come when we can no longer afford to point a finger, but must with a critical eye recognize the siesmic disaster sitting just below the surface. While we snooze in the safe cocoon designed for us by those with everything to gain by our ignorance, corporate greed and corruption run rampant. Care of our elderly and protection for our children lack credibility. The environment suffers and our infrustructure is in shambles. The constitution says ""for the people and by the people"". WE are the people. Those elected to represent us collect their salaries from our hard earned dollars, but do they really listen to voices of those the constitution meant to protect? I wonder. 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 tp215.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. 2003-03-10