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: This is more about how I feel 5 years after 9/11. It's still very strange to think that so many people lost thier lives on that day. We weren't at war so in that respect, it's a little like Pearl Harbor on December 7th, 1941. An unprovoked attack on the American way of life. I visited NYC over the labor day weekend. I got to see Ground Zero. I heard horror stories from many residents of NYC and the surrounding area. The one thing that struck me is the strength of those folks. Some had lost friends or relatives that day. Either they worked in or around the WTC or they were part of the city services (FDNY, NYPD etc). I felt as if they were putting on a brave face, but all you have to do is look into thier eyes and you can see the pain they felt that day. I also got to visit Liberty Island and Ellis Island that very same day and after seeing Ground Zero. It occurred to me that so many people from all over the world came here searching for a better life. My own grandparents among them. So many of the freedoms that we came to know are gone now. We can no longer carry so much as a bottle of shampoo on an airplane. We are forced to sit in long lines at airports to catch a plane. Even at the place (Battery Park) where you catch the ferry to Liberty and Ellis Islands, you have to go through the same screening as an airport. I now believe that it wasn't so much the events of 9/11 that they terrorists were looking to committ, but the changes in the way we live. It was a heart wrenching trip to be sure. One I will never ever forget. 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 story20558.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. 205.188.116.136