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: During a coffee break from a training class given by my job, I saw the first news reports of the tragic events in New York. Having been born and raised in Queens, NY I had been to the WTC and surrounding area countless times. I was absolutely silent but completely glued to the TV screen from the time the first plane hit. I immediately recognized the castrophic enormity these events had as they unfolded. I remember praying and calling my Pastor because I knew I needed to fill my spiritual being. Although I was able to get in touch with my immediate family I also prayed for the families of all the people that were not going to see their loved ones again. I felt this overwhelming sense of grief and despair for all the families and not just my own. My co-workers went back to their classes and I was unable to understand, how they didn't understand, that history was changing right before our eyes. The class instructor just continued as if nothing was happening. That really hurt me because we have to learn that this world is so much bigger than our individual lives. After seeing the news reports that night, the instructor left me a voice mail apologizing for her actions that day. She said she now realized why I was so upset but she did not have a perspective on the situation until watching the news reports and hearing of all the damages and loss of life. Thank you for letting me express what I have never put into words before. 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 story3523.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. 2002-09-11 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 209.130.191.179