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 was in my 0 hour chemistry class and I remember my friend Amanda, who had recently moved her from New York, on the phone. I didn't know why but she looked really worried. Then I heard some other kids talking about a plane hitting a building. I assumed they were discussing a book that they had a quiz on that day because, as high school students, we didn't always do our assignments and often asked people what the book we were supposed to read was about. Plus, the idea of a plane crashing into a building was ridiculous so of course it had to be from a book. Then my teacher came in the room and turned on the radio. We heard about the second plane hitting and that was when I realized what was truly happening. After hearing about it a little, we had to take a test. It was really hard to concentrate, and I wasn't feeling well so that didn't help. After the test I went to the nurse to lie down. The school wouldn't allow the students to watch the news on tv, we could only listen to the radio, but because I was at the nurses office and she was watching the news, I got to see it too. I saw both towers fall, which most students at my school didn't get to see live. I was completely shocked. I remember sitting on the edge of my little cot in shocked silence. I had never seen anything so horrific in my life: the people jumping from both buildings, trying to save their lives; the civilians in the streets, running when the buildings collapsed; and after, everyone covered from head to toe in ash and debris... I don't know how I got through the day. It's amazing how strong people become when they have to be. That afternoon, while driving home, people were selling the extra issue of the Austin American Statesman. My friend and I both bought one, and I still have mine. I looked at it last night, and realized how lucky I am to live where I do and have a family like mine. I am proud to be an American and thankful to everyone who contributed to help the victims of 9/11. 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 story2983.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. 206.77.47.2