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: Lessons Learned- Or Not-SInce 9/11" On September 11, 2001 the history of our nation changed forever. America witnessed lives being cut short, families being separated, and our buildings being destroyed. Our minds drastically changed overnight. As a result we have become more demanding and eager to engage in wars without thinking twice. SInce we became stronger and more assertive with our military, will our kids be drafted to fight for our country? WIll such a disaster be re-lived in the future? To help prevent these types of horrible acts we must alter our attitudes. Many questions come into play about our nation as one. One question is will we continue to pull each other down, or ban together and become united as we should? To many this tragic act was not a shock, but a hidden fear in the minds of many. Their are many rummers, and also real threats. Who should we Trust? What actions should be made? Although we do not have all the answers, America is rising to higher standards of demand and security. Our President has become a stronger leader. He enforced many changes for the protection of you and me. America has now been on top alert everywhere like on airports, ships, and across our borders. Government officials are being trained for many circumstances. The scrutiny is mainly imposed on most middle eastern people. They are usually sent into secondary across our borders for further questioning. Although the date will always be remembered with great sorrow, we should not dwell in our downfall, but pick up the broken pieces and become stronger. My message is we cant change the past, so we should concentrate on the future. How could we make an impact to help secure a safer environment for this world we live in? 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 tp123.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. 2003-03-03 Notes Notes about this item. San Benito High School Assigned by John Hand English 4