259 20 7169 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 September 11 Digital Archive Stories Description An account of the resource This collection is the bulk of the archive, representing the reactions and experiences of thousands of individuals beginning in 2002. 911DA Story 911DA Story: Story Tell us about what you did, saw, or heard on September 11th. Feel free to write as much or as little as you like. Tell us your story: On September 11, 2001, I was at my high school. I remember it being a bad day to start off-I had come in late because I wasn't feeling well, but still decided to go to school nonetheless. I walked straight into my Spanish class where my teacher greeted me with a smile, and later on while the rest of the class was working she came over and gave me a hug-I guess she could tell that I wasn't feeling well. Maybe this wouldn't be such a bad day after all. Then I got up to my Math class and heard some of the kids talking about planes crashing into buildings. They way they were talking about it made me think it was a joke. They were even laughing. Then my principle came over the intercom and made the announcement: two planes have hit the World Trade Center, another the Pentagon, and a fourth crashed in Pennsylvania. I just sat there; the whole room went silent. I was immediately outraged at those boys in my class who had been laughing, but when I looked back at them and saw their ashen faces, I knew that they didn't think it was real either. I was suddenly filled with an intolerable hatred. I couldn't believe that someone could have such disregard for human life. What would motivate these people to murder so many people; leave so many children without parents, leave husbands and wives spouseless, and leave parents childless. I had never imagined such cruelty in my life, and now that I was face-to-face with it, I was overcome with extreme hatred. Then when I went home I talked with my family, and we watched the evening news. To see so many people who have endured so much tragedy rise above and dismiss their hate of these people and declare their love of their country and those around them astounded me. I was overcome with a sense of faith in the American people, and I knew that no matter what these people did, we would overcome. 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 story11231.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. 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Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Stories Description An account of the resource This collection is the bulk of the archive, representing the reactions and experiences of thousands of individuals beginning in 2002. 911DA Story 911DA Story: Story Tell us about what you did, saw, or heard on September 11th. Feel free to write as much or as little as you like. Tell us your story: I first heard the news on the radio. I was lisening to 99.5 The Wolf. The first accounts were sketchy and I thought that the incident was that a helicopter had crash landed on the helipad at the White House. On listening further I realized that it was plane that crashed into the pentagon. That was frightening and I thought that was the end of it until I realized no, that was not all that both the towers of the World Trade center had too been damaged. I with my 4yr old son rushed home like many others and turned on the television to see the horrible shots of planes crashing into the twin towers. Yes that was hard to explain to my son but what was even harder was the WHY? question. WHY did they want to hurt people? Why did they want to tear down those buildings? Why didn't we stop them from doing it? The questions that a 4yr old is great at asking is the questions that even a year later Americans are still asking. WHY? 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 story4484.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. 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Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Stories Description An account of the resource This collection is the bulk of the archive, representing the reactions and experiences of thousands of individuals beginning in 2002. 911DA Story 911DA Story: Story Tell us about what you did, saw, or heard on September 11th. Feel free to write as much or as little as you like. Tell us your story: I was on my way to work with NPR on my car radio on a lovely Sept day in eastern Kansas when the first plane hit. I arrived at my office just in time to get to a conference room where several employees stood in disbelief at what had just happened. And then the 2nd plane hit! I was born and grew up in a small mid-New Jersey town and moved away before the trade center towers were built, but I followed their progress with great interest. My husband, who had never been to NYC before, and I visited the City a few yrs ago and had a drink at the WTC (my husband had to borrow a jacket since he didn't have one with him that day; he's short and the jacket sleeves were about 8" too long... but the view was great!). A year later I still can't believe that this terribe assault took place and I still cry when faced with sstories, etc about the event and it's ramifications... With all it's problems, I've always loved the City; it's a symbol of my beloved country to me. I pray that nothing even remotely similar to this ever happens again here in the USA. The people of the world, especially those who are leaders or who wield great influence, need to come to the understanding that all people need the same things to flourish. We need to learn to empathize with others, to trust, to not covet the property or land of others, to share and to live in peace with our neighbors - whether next door or across the ocean. I pray that those things will soon be common to all and those lessons will soon be learned. God bless us all and guide us to His way... Colleen Carroll 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 story7438.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. 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Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Stories Description An account of the resource This collection is the bulk of the archive, representing the reactions and experiences of thousands of individuals beginning in 2002. 911DA Story 911DA Story: Story Tell us about what you did, saw, or heard on September 11th. Feel free to write as much or as little as you like. Tell us your story: Effects of Terrorism After the tragic events of 9/11/01, American?s attitude was changed dramatically. America watched in shock as the planes hit the WTC and the Pentagon. America retaliated, but without satisfying it?s citizen?s insecurities. Those insecurities included safety, opinions, and the future generations. During this period, not many things were certain, but one thing was; this day was never to be forgotten. A subject that came to mind after the death of thousands was the safety of my family. I started realizing how important my family was and how much I love them. I appreciated them more for how much they care about me. Although my family wasn?t effected directly, I realize d how much they meant to me. America?s attitude towards life was also changed by the attacks. People?s approach to common aspects of life as differed from before the tragedy. The lost of lives led to the lost of security and a sense of uncertainty. Some people?s opinions on the Middle East have also changed. Although we know the chances of being attacks are slim, we are still anxious when it comes to boarding plans or visiting big cities. President Bush asked us to return to our normal lives, but I do not think the disaster of 9/11 will ever be forgotten. I have heard many stories about how adults have a hard time dealing with 9/11, but it is even harder for the younger generation to cope with this tragedy. The world is already confusing to kids with the violence and drugs, but this event might be too much for them to comprehend. Major events such as this could teach the children of tomorrow to hate and discriminate. This is why I think schools should include this as a part of the material to properly inform the kids on the attack. Terrorism has definitely taken its toll on the United States. It has affected the ordinary things such as caring for loved ones and perspectives on things that never came to mind before. Ask anyone and they?ll tell you 9/11 is a dark day, but in a different perspective, you will realize that this event has brought the country together. It also made us appreciate our firefighters and policeman more. So, in conclusion, 9/11 is no doubt a sad day, but we should learn from our mistakes and move on to a newer and better tomorrow. 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/. 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Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Stories Description An account of the resource This collection is the bulk of the archive, representing the reactions and experiences of thousands of individuals beginning in 2002. 911DA Story 911DA Story: Story Tell us about what you did, saw, or heard on September 11th. Feel free to write as much or as little as you like. Tell us your story: September 11, 2001 I am fourteen years old and in 9th grade. I was in school on September 11, 2001. The day didn?t exactly start out normal because I woke up sick that morning and wasn?t going to go to school, but I decided to go anyways. I first heard from one of my friend s that two planes had crashed in to the New York City World Trade Towers. In gym class, we watched video clips and heard stories of the plane crashes. Then a few seconds later we heard about a plane hitting the Pentagon. Just watching the video clips made me feel even sicker than I already did. It was so weird seeing it happen. It was like I was there with it just watching and not being able to stop it, or it was some crazy movie that wasn?t real. Later we heard about the fourth crashing of a plane into the ground not too far away from Pittsburg Pennsylvania. When they said that the only thing that the terrorists had were box cutters and exacto knives it was almost like a joke. All of the people on three of the planes just couldn?t stop the terrorists. But then again if I was on that plane I would have been so scared I couldn?t move, let alone try to stop them. After they showed the clips a few more times they announced that Niagara Falls Air Force Base was on alert. The military personnel their had to go home and pack there bags then go straight back to work, because they were going some where top secret. That hit me hard and my eyes started to tear up because my Dad works at the base and he was going somewhere that I had no clue where he would be. I wouldn?t get to say bye to him, and I would have no clue if he was safe or not. That ended up being wrong though but I didn?t know that until I got home after school. My family and I ate dinner while watching the news, which is something our family never does. Afterwards my Dad told us all of the specifics as we watched the news again but he didn?t know much more than the news people did. I have to say that this terrorist attack definitely changed many individuals, families, friendships, and all of America. I want to say sorry to all of those who lost family and friends in this terrorist attack. Also a big thank you to God for keeping my family safe throughout this whole thing. I don?t think that all of the terrorist attacks are dome being planned, but I now have faith that we will be safe. Also I don?t think if there is another one it will be as big of a tragedy either. One thing I can say is that this terrorist attack has impacted America greatly. I think that one of its long term affects is that we grew closer as a nation. And I think we will always be! 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 story766.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. 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Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Stories Description An account of the resource This collection is the bulk of the archive, representing the reactions and experiences of thousands of individuals beginning in 2002. 911DA Story 911DA Story: Story Tell us about what you did, saw, or heard on September 11th. Feel free to write as much or as little as you like. Tell us your story: I WAS DOZING IN AND OUT OF SLEEP THAT MORNING WAITING FOR MY 1 YR OLD TO WAKE UP. I OPENED MY EYES AND SAW THAT A BUILDING WAS BURNING ON T.V AND THOUGHT NOTHING OF IT...SO I TURNED THE CHANNEL AND NOTICED IT WAS ON EVERY CHANNEL, AND JUST THEN I SAW A JET HIT ANOTHER BUILDING. THEN I REALIZED THAT IT WAS THE WTC AND WE HAD BEEN HIT. WHAT A MORNING!! IT TOOK A FEW MINUTES TO REALIZE WHAT HAPPENED...THEN MY FIANCE CAME RUNNING IN THE HOUSE SAYING THE TOWERS BLEW UP!!!....AND WE WERE GLUED TO THE T.V ALL DAY. WHAT AN AWFUL WAY TO WAKE UP AND START THE DAY. I CRIED ALL DAY AND PRAYED THAT THE FAMILIES WOULD FIND THEIR LOVED ONES. NICOLE WHITTEMORE NORTH PORT, FLORIDA 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 story3279.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. 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Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Stories Description An account of the resource This collection is the bulk of the archive, representing the reactions and experiences of thousands of individuals beginning in 2002. 911DA Story 911DA Story: Story Tell us about what you did, saw, or heard on September 11th. Feel free to write as much or as little as you like. Tell us your story: My husband and I were vacationing at relatives in San Antonio, Texas. We were due to come hone on September 11th. We awoke in the morning and began packing for our flight. Not long after we were up we heard on the television of the hit on the World Trade Centers. The thought that we could have been in the air that day was scary. I had tried to book a flight to leave early that morning but was unable to get one. I feel that God was telling me that it wasn't our time to go. We spent five extra days in Texas and when we did get to leave it was the longest flight of our lives. Everyone that boarded the plane you wondered, are they safe to be on my flight? Is something else going to happen? Now one year later it is such a great feeling to see that our country is still standing together and still remembering that terrible day. We are ONE NATION UNDER GOD and I hope that the United States always remembers September 11th, 2001. 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 story5254.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. 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Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Stories Description An account of the resource This collection is the bulk of the archive, representing the reactions and experiences of thousands of individuals beginning in 2002. 911DA Story 911DA Story: Story Tell us about what you did, saw, or heard on September 11th. Feel free to write as much or as little as you like. Tell us your story: 9/11/01 was a tragic day for America. Terrorist coming to America using our planes to kill our people ands tear down our twin towers. Everbody was sad on this day,police and firemen giving up our lives to help others keep theirs. And know were trying to make America a better and safer place. I remember 9/11/01 in my school's computer lab then all of a sudden I found out that the twin towers had went down. Everybody was worried , Parents picking up their children. In school they would'nt let us watch the news. All the sports was done for a week including mine. And after a year the spirit is still here thinking back, I hope nothing like this will ever happen again. 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 story3416.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. 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Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Stories Description An account of the resource This collection is the bulk of the archive, representing the reactions and experiences of thousands of individuals beginning in 2002. 911DA Story 911DA Story: Story Tell us about what you did, saw, or heard on September 11th. Feel free to write as much or as little as you like. Tell us your story: Sept. 11, 2001 I had was at a new job working for Americorps in one of the public schools. It was maybe my second week there and many of my co-workers were new to the City like I was. It was a time of transition from college to adult hood in many ways. I had also moved from one of the sister churches of the International Churches of Christ to another so I was trying to get to know people and live my spritual convictions in a new enviroment. It was ironic and sad, not to mention hard because even though freedom of religion is thought to be a given. My freedom had been constrained. I believe according to Matt 28:18-20 in helping other people have a relationship with God. For example asking if they would like to study the Bible or come to church. My contract which I didn't see untill the second week had very strict rules about speaking about God. To the point of even if I was in the car with a co-worker I would but the letter of it be breaking the rule to mention God. Prior to Sept. 11 I was praying to be able to talk about God. Post the very sad events of "911" our Nation prayed. At my job we were given time off to go worship, and even prayed as an office. I feel very sad for the people who lost their lives and I hope that nothing like it ever happens again. I also hope that we as a country and people world wide continue to turn to and seek God and the love and healing only he can bring. 2 Chronicles 7 :14-16 & Romans 13:8-10 These are the things which impacted me after the shock and reality of being attacked hit. Another sad memory I have is that in the week of Sept 11th at the school I was at, some of the kids who were of middle eastern background got beat up by some of the other kids. The good thing is it was stopped by the school. I am a minority. I know we need to be extreemly carefull as a Nation. However I hope we guard against hate and prejudice. 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 story7416.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. 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Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Stories Description An account of the resource This collection is the bulk of the archive, representing the reactions and experiences of thousands of individuals beginning in 2002. 911DA Story 911DA Story: Story Tell us about what you did, saw, or heard on September 11th. Feel free to write as much or as little as you like. Tell us your story: Wow... I can't believe it's been five years already. The sights, the sounds, and the emotions are still fresh in my mind. It seems like just yesterday. I've been watching various television shows that have been shown throughout the week. I realized, that on that day five years ago, I didn't cry. I was shocked and amazed, but not sad. I don't think I could take it all in until seeing the images within the following week. Now when I see them I cry. I can't imagine an evil so great as to take thousands of innocent lives... in their prime. What is the matter with people? Today my American flag is flying high at my home. I am watching CNN's pipeline of unedited newscoverage from that day, as well as other news stations to watch the memorials. Last night I prayed for the families of victims (as I do every 9/11) and asked God to help them make it through the day. Today is a day for remembrance, and that is what I'm doing. GOD BLESS THE U.S.A. 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 story20655.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. 2006-09-11 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 68.232.255.247 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 September 11 Digital Archive Stories Description An account of the resource This collection is the bulk of the archive, representing the reactions and experiences of thousands of individuals beginning in 2002. 911DA Story 911DA Story: Story Tell us about what you did, saw, or heard on September 11th. Feel free to write as much or as little as you like. Tell us your story: It was one of the most incredible times in the 21st century and we are only getting started. See <a href="http://www.chrisbrauer.com/weblog/2006/09/reflections-on-911.php"> Reflections on 9/11</a>. 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 story20801.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. 2006-09-12 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 24.70.95.203 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 September 11 Digital Archive Stories Description An account of the resource This collection is the bulk of the archive, representing the reactions and experiences of thousands of individuals beginning in 2002. 911DA Story 911DA Story: Story Tell us about what you did, saw, or heard on September 11th. Feel free to write as much or as little as you like. Tell us your story: I woke up early on Tuesday morning-- I like the morning-time; I'm a "morning person." I had a Russian history class at 10:20am, but I wanted to have time to get some coffee and actually take a glance at my reading assignment. Before I showered, I pressed rewind on the VCR (watched "Pollock" previous night and had to return it). When I came back in the room, the tape had been rewound but the VCR had reverted to TV. That's when I saw it. The first plane had already hit one of the towers. At first I didn't think much of it... I don't know what I thought. But I kept watching the news. At that time, I can't remember what station I was watching, they were (the news anchors) trying to figure out if it was a terrorist attack or not. Then the second plane hit. I knew it was serious-- I was affected less, at very first, by the images than I was by the shock and fear reverberating in the journalists' voices: "Ohmigod! A second plane just hit!" "Did you just see that?" "Oh, those poor people!" Then, I don't know, a panic-button went off in my head or my heart... I lived in a sorority house at the time that had a paging system. It was still pretty early (by college-standards of time)-- but I woke everyone up. Some girls didn't get it, why it was so frightening. But I am a journalism and political theory major-- and it infuriated me that they were so...indifferent-- so, I scared them all. I made a bunch of girls cry. Then my mom called and made me cry. She called my two older sisters on the West coast, too. She really thought that the apocalypse was upon us. Maybe it is. It wasn't until the Pentagon got hit that I became nearly hysterical. I started to shake and cry. It was too scary. I didn't know what was happening. Nobody did. I ran to the student Catholic church or something like that-- it was right behind my house. I went with two other girls and we lit candles. And tried to pray. I used to be religious when I was in elementary and middle school-- I went to a parochial school back then. I couldn't think or pray. But I wanted to be with other people. I had already skipped Russian history class, but I walked to my next class (a magazine writing class). A few people were there and all we did was watch the news. Nobody talked much. By 3pm, I had my political theory senior seminar with some of the brightest, most articulate kids I know. We didn't know what to say. So we talked abuot our reading and stayed the full time. I came back and watched news. Then I went to the bar a lot. I drank. I turned 21 only 6 days before. I was hungover the next day. We watched the news. That's all we did. I became angry a few days later. College kids seemed really dumb and naive with all their peace rallys. Pray for peace; but prepare for war. Get real, you know? Get real. I know the US isn't perfect, any dummy knows THAT. We have a lot to fix. But we're not so bad. We do what any superpower would-- and I think we're an improvement on those those that have come before. All I could think was... I couldn't think. My head was empty. I dwell on it still. Those people high above the plane's impace in the WTC: they were so high above it. They were looking out the windows-- hundreds of them. Some jumped. What were they wearing? Who are they? How did they die? What do you do when you're going to die? Did they know it? Did they think they'd be saved? What does it feel like when you start to die? But I heard a quote somewhere, I can't remember where-- but it was so poignant and lovely... people call me morbid, but it's not that: "Only when worldly disaster has worked its utmost, can we realize that there remains something in a man's soul forever beyond the accidents of existence-- with power in its own right to make life beautiful." I don't know. 9/11 changes everything and changes nothing. 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 story1338.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. 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Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Stories Description An account of the resource This collection is the bulk of the archive, representing the reactions and experiences of thousands of individuals beginning in 2002. 911DA Story 911DA Story: Story Tell us about what you did, saw, or heard on September 11th. Feel free to write as much or as little as you like. Tell us your story: On September 11,2001 I was in third grade at St.John School.I was in gym when it happened i remeber sitting in the bleachers and the teachers telling us to be quiet while they were sitting there watching tv.I was mad because we were not doin anything and the teachers would not tell us what was going on.Later that day i finally found out what happened,i remember sitting there and being like wow,i could not bealive what happened.So i went home and i remeber my parents sitting there watching the news.It was absolutely devestating. 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Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Stories Description An account of the resource This collection is the bulk of the archive, representing the reactions and experiences of thousands of individuals beginning in 2002. 911DA Story 911DA Story: Story Tell us about what you did, saw, or heard on September 11th. Feel free to write as much or as little as you like. Tell us your story: First I heard on the news that there was a fire at the pentagon. Initally, I did not know that the fire was due to a terroist attack. As I continued to watch the morning news a feeling of "this can't be real" overcame me when I saw the footage about the Twin Towers. I have to admit I was quite concerned about the people in New York, and how the students at Cheney High School were going to react. (I work at the high school, and a large segment of our student population are families attached the Fairchild Airforce Base.) Even during times of despair/sadness humans are capable of pulling together. Our students supported each other and the faculty during the entire day. When fathers and mothers were being shipped out, students would support each other. It was uplifting that during a time a despair for our country, the youth at our school did what they could to support each other and to remind us that life does go on. 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 story6591.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. 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Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Stories Description An account of the resource This collection is the bulk of the archive, representing the reactions and experiences of thousands of individuals beginning in 2002. 911DA Story 911DA Story: Story Tell us about what you did, saw, or heard on September 11th. Feel free to write as much or as little as you like. Tell us your story: September 10th - Night I went to bed with a kind of weird feeling in the back of my head. I couldn't quite figure out what it was, but I usually get this feeling before something big happends. I had an important test the next day, so I figured, hey, maybe this means I will do well on it. I fell asleep... September 11th - 7 AM (PST) I awoke to hear the sobs of my mother crying "We're in war, we're in war..." I had not come to my complete senses, and then I heard the TV on. "If you're just joining in with us, both towers of the World Trade Center, in New York City, have been struck by two large airplanes, according to witnesses." I thought "This is some sick Hollywood movie, this can't be the news." I turn on my TV to CNN, and I saw the chaos. I immediately looked into the corner of the screen, where the word "Live" was flashing. What is all of this? Dear God, the people in that building. I quickly dressed for school, and as I was putting on my t-shirt, the first of the buildings fell. I was in shock, I did not know what to make out of it. I got into the car, and turned on the radio to KNX 1070. My school is about 15 miles away, right by downtown LA. As we were approaching the Harbor FWY, the second tower fell. I immediately looked out into the LA Skyline, thinking "Will it happen here?" I glanced up into the sky, to see the approach pattern into LAX. There were no airplanes. I thought "This is odd, no airplanes flying into LAX today, the FAA must know something is going on." It had not even hit my head yet, that this was a terrorist attack. I arrived at school, and the administration was doing there best to keep everyone calm. I went to my lockers, and joined a conversation with people speaking about the events. A kid came up to us and said, "What's going on guys..." He had not heard of the news yet, which was surprising to us all. We told him, and he began to get worried. Apparently, his brother worked in Tower 2, of the World Trade Center. (We later found out, that his brother, who had recently graduated from the school, saved dozens of lives that day. He quickly helped people out of the building, and later, as the building collapsed, he was leaning against the side, just outside the main lobby. He looked up, just as the building started to collapsed, and ran. Somehow, he lived.) School was cancelled that day, and for the day after that. We were so close to Downtown Los Angeles, that we felt that it was a danger for us to be in school. I drove him, and there was hardly anyone on the freeway. I pulled into my driveway, and ran inside, to turn on the TV. I sat there, watching the coverage for a few hours, then fell asleep. The events of the day had worn me down mentally. September 12 - Morning I woke up, and thought it was all some big dream. Those buildings didn't fall, I joked "What an awful dream I had." Then I turned on the TV, to the local news. It hit me again, that this was not a dream. The dust had not even settled, and I could see the horrible logo, forever sketched in my mind "Fox News: America at War" 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 story477.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. 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Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Stories Description An account of the resource This collection is the bulk of the archive, representing the reactions and experiences of thousands of individuals beginning in 2002. 911DA Story 911DA Story: Story Tell us about what you did, saw, or heard on September 11th. Feel free to write as much or as little as you like. Tell us your story: I was drving home from my morning classes that fateful September morning at 9am I was humming softly to myself , because it was a beautiful sunny day. I decided to turn on my car radio to hear some music when chaos greeted me. I couldn't understand what they were saying so I turned the cahnnel to another station. Oddly enough the same garbled report greeted me. I decided to listen for exactly what was happening when a reported named Peter Jennings said" It's confimed ladies and gentlemen god help us all a second palne has crahsed into the second tower..." I was confused trying to understand what he was talking about. " What!!!" I shouted in alarm. Then he came back on " America has been attacked by an apparent terrorist act. Two air liners have crahsed into the World Trade Center Towers and Tower 1 has collapsed... It's not known if the second Tower or surrounding buildings are in danger of collapsing.....{intense crashing sounds, screaming, roaring of explosions}... God halp us... This is a drak day in history... The second World Trade Tower has collapsed..."( Peter, J. 9/11/01). I sped home at breakneck speed crying and screaming " WHY GOD WHY!!!!" I screeched into the drive and ran to the door... I left my purse in the car... I left the keys there also... Forgotten as the peacful happy world I once knew was torn from me... I beat on the door and screamed when I was unable to place the key in the lock. I screamed , beat on the door and cryed for my mother to open the door... She was home sick in bed, when she sleepily came to the door and opened it..." What's wrong with you? Did you have an accident?" She saked growing alarmed at my hysterical behavior. " We have been attacked by terrorists and the World Trade Towers are gone... Turn on the tv now!" I cried in anguish... She was in shock standing there gaping at me... Not believeing me until I turned on CNN... There were the glaring images that are burned into every Amercan's memory... Plane one's impact on tower one, the second impact and the fire, the black column of smoke filling the nWe York Skyline and then finnaly , painfully slowly they fell... " On God no... "I kept saing over and over again as my mom cried with me for all of the people we knew were dead, dying , or hurt... I couldn't stop crying as anguish filled my heart. Then I realized my little girl was still in school... I frantically dialed the number to make sure she was safe... She was I asked if I could come and get her ,but they were on security lock down... They knew what had happened and to insure the children's safety they kept them inside... We then heard about the threat to the president and the other two planes still flying under terrorist power heading towards the Pentagon and the White house... I truly thought that we were in WWIII. They had destroyed a national symbol with our own planes and now they were after our Presdident! We prayed for our country, the victims in New York and the Pentagon. We didn't know about the herroism taking place in Pensylvania... I will never forget the horror of that day... I will never forget watching the report that evening as the Taliban bombed Kabul with ground missles... The reporter did not know excatly where they were originating from, but the images said it all... I was in a complete state of anxiety, I was crying and hyperventilating believening with all of my heart that this was the end of our world... I was afraid to go out, drive anywhere ,or attend college the next day... I did go ,but I was exhausted, depressed and teary... I ended up dropping the class, because I couldn't concentrate. A year of depression followed and we celebrated the anniversary at a memorial on the padestrian bridge at Rihele Plaza where a pice of the World Trade Center was placed for us to touch and lay flowers on. We all cried as we stepped up and placed a flower for all those who have perished... I cherish my family, my mother and my little girl... I value every single day God has blessed us with. I still get sad about what has happened to our country , but I have confidence that the President will insure our safety and our future. God Bless New York, God bless Washington DC, God bless all those who have died, and suffered at the hands of tyranny and evil that cruelly stole away their lives and dreams. My prayers are with all of you. 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Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Stories Description An account of the resource This collection is the bulk of the archive, representing the reactions and experiences of thousands of individuals beginning in 2002. 911DA Story 911DA Story: Story Tell us about what you did, saw, or heard on September 11th. Feel free to write as much or as little as you like. Tell us your story: I had just dropped off my two girls at school. I went home and as always to put on the T.V and watch the morning news. I thought it was so unreal when it came on T.V I ran in and called my husband out of the room. We were both in shock! I couldn't get my eyes off the T.V. for hours I was there glued to the television, scared and very sadden, angry, so many emotions you have when something like this happens. I remember wanting to go and get my girls out of school but I was afraid I would miss something on the television. I seen when the second plan went into the building. I was so shocked... All I know is when I laid down to go to sleep, I couldn't sleep my mind was with those in New York... I didn't sleep for days... I cried many nights... I never thought something like this could have an effect on the whole world. I feel like apart of me was in that building when it went down. I pray for all the ones that did have apart of them in the building. And may God continue to make them stronger everyday. 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 story8870.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. 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Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Stories Description An account of the resource This collection is the bulk of the archive, representing the reactions and experiences of thousands of individuals beginning in 2002. 911DA Story 911DA Story: Story Tell us about what you did, saw, or heard on September 11th. Feel free to write as much or as little as you like. Tell us your story: I was already in my office wherein my window faces New York City and its beautiful skyline. I saw the smoke, not knowing how severe it really was, the radio was turned up and that is when I found out the plane had crashed into the World Trade Center. It was soon after that I heard the second plane crashed into the second tower and unconfirmed reports of something happening at the Pentagon. I spoke to one of my acquaintances a distance away soon after, waking them from their sleep, telling them of the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. It was at that time I was told it was a suicide attack, Bin Laden was responsible and to watch out for Anthrax. Everyone in the office was upset, sierns were going on, they closed the courthouse and sent everyone home. I felt helpless, there was nothing that I could do to help at that time and was emotionally upset for those whose lives were taken away, for those who were walking around looking for loved ones and after seeing the first camera footage of the dust, just the thought that all the ashes were those vaporized from the intense heat and impact of the crash and the implusion of the buildings. Our community set up a drop center for items that were needed there, but I still felt helpless that I could not be there to help with my own hands. Watching the untiring efforts of all the volunteers was beyond anyones thoughts, but just to be able to pull someone out alive. This is not a time for hate, but to remember to stay close to your family and friends because this could happen again. The USofA is not protected by its borders of waters any longer. The courage of everyone in this country, our Canadian neighbors who didn't think twice about helping all the stranded airliners, England who acknowledged this tragedy and stood by us and the other countries who sent their sympathies and offer of assistance. WE ARE 'ONE' NATION UNDER GOD - Our beliefs in freedom will outweigh what we are to encounter in order to protect the freemdom that we know and will honor all who died, unknowingly for our freedom. This brutal act has given all of us the strength to go on, the courage to move forward and to accept that the healing process will take time; even if we don't understand why. May all those who perished watch over all of us and guide us to a better life; for they are in the hands of God. 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Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Stories Description An account of the resource This collection is the bulk of the archive, representing the reactions and experiences of thousands of individuals beginning in 2002. 911DA Story 911DA Story: Story Tell us about what you did, saw, or heard on September 11th. Feel free to write as much or as little as you like. Tell us your story: I was at work watching the T.V. in the break room when I heard and saw what happened. I couldn't believe it. Thousands of innocent people dead and the NY Skyline changed forever! I was stunned all day. I got into my car at the end of the day and sobbed for a good half hour. When I was driving home to my other job (dance teacher for my mom's studio; Ceil Sharon School of Dance)I tried to compose myself so I would be strong for my students. I walked into the studio, and said "ok, we ready to dance?". One of the girls approached me and said "isn't it sad what happened today?". I lost it again. I couldn't believe that this innocent 13 year old was so touched. She wasn't acting selfishly like most teens I know, but rather she was concerned and not interested in dancing at the time. Soon after the other children piped up with their feelings. The class turned into a discussion of 9/11...I will never forget that day. 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 story5365.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. 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Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Stories Description An account of the resource This collection is the bulk of the archive, representing the reactions and experiences of thousands of individuals beginning in 2002. 911DA Story 911DA Story: Story Tell us about what you did, saw, or heard on September 11th. Feel free to write as much or as little as you like. Tell us your story: I walk into class like any other day and walks in a kid that is pretty smart and says "an airplane crashed into one of the trade center towers." I didn't belive him because our teacher didn't make a big deal about it either, but then the intercome comes on and tells us it really happened. Our teacher turns on the tv and on news 4 a building in New York was on fire. I thought it was all a dream. We kept watching and then it shows the Pentagon on fire. Later I learned that if my Uncle had gone in to work that day he would have died. Then on the tv it shows a plane in the ground in Pennsylvania. I couldnt believe what was going on, planes are crashing everywhere and I'm just sitting and watching it all happen. Once I got home it was all over the news like it should be but I sat and watched the tv all night long and really understood what happened. I was confused about why someone would really want to do this. Why someone would want to attack America. 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 story2686.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. 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