September 11 Website Analysis

I would like to introduce to you today the concept of history and memory, and how these ideas can change from either individual to individual, or have a changing presence throughout time. History and memory are independent concepts, but largely rely on each other to interpret the full meaning behind a certain event. History can be anything that has helped shaped the world we live in today, and is generally based upon factual evidence and recordings. However, memories are the opinions created by each person and are normally subject to our own personal bias .
The Smithsonian National Museum of American History September 11 Website is specifically designed to represent the historical artefacts that have been collected following the September
The plaque describes the helpers of the attacks as ‘valiant soles’ who ‘with unfettered resolve, exemplify the true character of this great nation’. The attacks on the World Trade Center are described as ‘despicable acts of terrorism’ that ‘were perpetrated on our country’. The memorial that is this plaque chooses to represent the patriotic American opinion that is related to these attacks, which are that they are remember as violent, almost spontaneous acts of terrorism against a country that has done no wrong to deserve such a severe punishment. This memorial is created using merely opinion to reflect the incident that occurred on September 11 2001, rather than basing this on any factual evidence. This is a perfect example of how evidence can be completely eroded from memory, so that only the subjective opinion remains in regard to certain situations. The idea of memory can be influenced by many biased factors, and each individual may have a separate recount or ‘version’ of the same event. And it is often extremely difficult to determine or distinguish which memory of an event is the correct one, and therefore can be considered the historically correct recount of the
This site has been specifically designed to investigate the ‘truth’ about what actually happened regarding to the September 11 destruction of the twin towers. Many conspiracy/alternate theories are offered on this site, and this shows particularly well how memory of recollection of a certain event can be altered by personal and subjective biased factors. As these memories of the events are often help by a substantially smaller percentage of the population, they are immediately disregarded as not being an accurate recount of the ‘history’ behind the