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: That's when we were supposed to wake from our American dream. It's when we were supposed to open our eyes and face reality. But the people ran about, screaming "Oh woe is me, oh woe is me." Then the President swore that we'd have our revenge. Rather than campaign against terror we'd create it instead. So the people ran about, screaming "Islam will be dead, the Middle East will be dead." The Americans walked around, self-pitying and fierce-- Believing our hearts were the only ever to be pierced. And the government declared "We'll make terrorism disappear." Orphaned Afghani children cowered in corners afraid, As the numbers increased of those who had been slain. And the dying laid down, whispering "Oh the pain, end this pain." Meanwhile, Congress convened and created dozens of laws. America didn't dissent since the emotions were still raw. They went about saying "Our country's without flaw." It was our choice to allow bombs and anger to explode, to allow babies to die on the other side of the globe. And the President proclaimed "We'll bear this heavy load!" Freedom's fading fast as innocent children scream. We've never woken up from our American dream. Lady Liberty's shaking her head, sighing "Oh woe is me, oh we is me." Down red cheeks, she let two tears roll-- One for the loss of thousands of souls; The other because America's heart turned to stone. 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 story2949.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. 209.50.139.249