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 an ordinary day teaching World Geography. I had completed teaching my first period class and began my planning break. I was grumbling and stressed. Too many papers to grade. It was silent for most of that period. Then the door opened and with it the silence and comfort of an old era flew out the door. Hijackers have crashed in New York! Like a reflex, I grabbed the remote and tuned in to CNN. It was a movie preview of some kind. A plane. A crash. A fireball. For the first time, I think there was a collective mental-emotional tether throughout the nation. We were shocked. The bell rung for third period. I took the roll and replayed what I had just seen in my mind. I imagined myself washing and brushing my teeth. I gave my normal hugs and kisses to my wife and son. I saw the plane as it crashed into my office, never to see my loved ones again. I began to shed a tear and my voice cracked. Oh my God, the horror of it all was beginning to sink in. How should I handle this in the classroom? There's a buzz in the room. They all know. It's live. Tragedy as it happens. They're young but not ignorant. I knew we had to deal with it and so we began a discussion that eventually led to the images on CNN. Septemeber 11 is vivid in our minds and hearts. It is a turning point. It happened. It was real. Now we must deal with the aftermath. How we handle the perpetrators and their supporters is crucial, but not as important as how we handle ourselves. This attack was not only against us, but our way of life, our philosophy. If we begin the journey towards the suppression of democracy and civil rights, we might never get them back. If we engage in prejudice and xenophobia, we may lose our national dignity. If we give in to fear, we may never remember what life was like on September 10, 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 story9187.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. 2003-04-14 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 169.139.180.100