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","Toward A More Perfect Union: Lessons Learned - Or Not Since 9/11 As the commanding officer as well as a member of the San Benito NJROTC, I couldnt believe my ears when I heard what had happened over the intercom. The first thought in my mind was how could this have happened or better yet how could this have happened to us? As I walked down the halls, I heard many say Let s just bomb them all . Again I couldnt believe what I was hearing. Two wrongs wont make a right. How many crosses will we have to lie Before we say our last goodbye How many wars will we have to fight Before we realize, in war, theres no wrong or right. America is made up of different races, religions, cultures, and their traditions. We come in all sizes, ages, and styles. Thats what separates us from other countries. Ironically, thats whats separating our country. Everyday we fight a war amongst ourselves. It took a great tragedy, such as September 11th, to open our eyes and bring us to a halt. Or did it? Did we really open our eyes or merely glance in another direction. Yes, we came together to fight a war as a country, but a war on whom? A War on Terrorism is what those seeking someone to blame call it. We saw it on T.V., we heard it on the news and, a year later, we discuss it amongst each other. No one really knew how to deal with what happened. America found it wasnt invincible and suffered from a great loss. We realized that we may be a big piece of the puzzle but we are still just a piece that completes it. 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 tp128.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