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 Mostly I remember the fear. My son was in college in NYC; my sister lives in DC. Fear felt that morning seemed similar to what Id read about WWII bombings. The world was in chaos. That same pallor of anxiety seemed to give way to grief for most. People slowly picked up the pieces of their lives, but now with an urgency that Americans needed to know more, to understand more, and even to accept more of this world from which they had been so insulated. Many prayed for wisdom, an odd virtue in this day and age, which was needed to get out of this mess. Wisdom and patience. Foreign words for Americans used to instant gratification, but words, nonetheless, which calmed. Out of the ashes of 9/ll Americans realized we were vulnerable, yet resilient. Our strength, being a nation of immigrants, lay in our ability to be innovative, even in our politics. If the US could build a coalition around the world, our foreign policy could reflect that aspect of our character, mainly our melting pot hearts, where we do stand as one when threatened. Our optimistic nature could surely help promote democracy; our strong systems would survive intact. It appeared we could do it without being the bully, the Superpower policemen. Bushs unilateral foreign policy became obsolete, overnight. It looked we actually were able to build a better world using wisdom and patience, not simply reactions. Lately between the insane jargon of attacking Iraq, and an out of control Justice Dept. Im not sure where were headed. The democracy known to us will only be strengthened through out own participation in it. Each individuals actions will help steady the course of our future foreign policy, and maintenance of our democratic institutions. Hopefully, Wisdom and Patience will be our legacy to the future. 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 tp32.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