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 "September 11: Bearing Witness to History" Stories Submitted Online Description An account of the resource Visitors to the Smithsonian National Museum of American History's, "Bearing Witness to History" online exhibition submitted these reflections beginning in 2002. NMAH Story NMAH Story: Story How did you witness history on September 11th? Share your experience. I was sitting in my front room waiting to go to a 12-Step meeting when I heard on the TV about the first plane crash. It was reported as an air tragedy at the time. My first thought was that it was impossible for a plane to crash into a building like that. I didn't have any theories about what really was going on. I was in a bit of shock that this could happen. Then the news of a possible terrorist attack was announced. My first thought was of the victims. I asked myself questions like, "Who were these people?" "Did they have God in their lives?" More questions arose from within me. The second plane hit while I was watching the TV, and all of a sudden my deepest fears surfaced. Could this really be happening in the USA? My heart sank deeper into despair, vulnerability, and anger. I prayed, and left to go to my meeting. At the meeting I told some people what had just happened, and I saw the look in them that I just experienced in myself- now I knew what I looked like upon hearing the news myself. I, was written all over the faces of those I told. NMAH Story: Life Changed Has your life changed because of September 11, 2001? If so, tell us how. I heard an interview, post terrorist attacks, from a journalist talking to a man from Pakistan. The man from Pakistan said to the reporter, "If I asked you who you were you would say that I'm an American. But if you asked me who I was, I would say I am a Muslem from Pakistan." That comment affected me deeply and caused me to search for my own identity. Yes I am an American, but now I think it is more important to identify that I am a Christian living in the USA. NMAH Story: Remembered What do you think should be remembered about September 11th? That we are not alone when it comes to hatred. Many hate the USA. We should seek to answer why we are hated so much. We should look at the part we have played in this happening. If we don't we will have more attacks upon this great nation. We must change our approach to dealing with other countries and realize that a country is really made up of people first, and politics second. We as a nation should release the control we have on food. Would Jesus take food away from us? He instead fed his enemies. We should do the same. We are punishing the wrong people. NMAH Story: Flag Did you fly an American flag after the events of September 11th? Have your feelings about the American flag changed as a result of September 11th? Yes, but more imortantly I asked God to forgive this country for all of its sins, and to help guide us through these times with wisdom, love, and restraint. 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 nmah159.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. 2002-08-19 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 68.104.196.23