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 It's a Small World After All Citizens of the United States listened, mum, throughout the hedonistic decade of the 1990s as the rhetoric of globalization poured forth from every media outlet; hailing new technologies and ideas that would erase national boundaries, indeed, that would shrink the very world itself. Many people took all this in with a sense of complacence, never bothering to question the deeper meanings of the first revolution of the new millennium so long as the evening news displayed the Dow in green type. This relative sense of confidence and calm was shattered along with thousands of lives on the morning of September 11th, 2001. America suffered a painful epiphany that two oceans and a powerful military could no longer isolate it from the troubles of the world. In the days of the Cold War, the consequences of superpower conflict may have been grave, but there was always a safety net of diplomacy and professional, governing officials. Now, the United States faces terrorism, a disunited, almost invisible enemy with whom there can be no negotiation, and which can only with great difficulty, if ever, be defeated on the battlefield. A new paradigm in the fabric of global society has been set, and if the United States is to succeed within it, it must do more than simply look after itself and seek to bludgeon all who oppose it. It must cooperate with all nations, wealthy and poor alike, to bring greater peace, lasting prosperity, and the light of learning to everyone, not just political allies. The United States has not only gained much from the world around it, it is fundamentally a part of that world. The most important lesson we must learn from 9/11 is that to support ourselves, Americans must support the community of nations. 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 tp78.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