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 the second Tuesday of my senior year of high school, and it wasn't until the very end of first period, US Gov't class, that the principal made an annoucement that the World Trade Centers - both of them - had been hit by airplanes, and the Pentagon (only a few miles northeast of us) had been hit as well. What the heck did you say to that? I was surprised to find that I could feel my mind rejecting what the principal had said; part of me simply refused to believe it. And the idea that it was an attack? No; it had to be coincidence. No, it couldn't be coincidence. Cold reality hit me when I looked into a classroom with a TV to see the burning towers. They replayed the footage of the second tower being hit. Again, and again; it couldn't be an accident; that plane meant to hit the WTC. 22 minutes later, while I was sitting in my Geoscience classroom with my eyes glued to the TV like everyone else's, I watched the second WTC tower fall. I will never, ever, for the rest of my days, forget what the CNN reporter said. "Oh my god," he gasped, voice dry and horrified. "There are no words." There are no words. I was watching people die, and I burst into tears at the knowledge, drawing the eyes of the entire classroom. How could they not be crying? They just saw 1500 people die! We were all in shock. What more is there to say? I went home early that day and watched TV and commiserated with friends online. It's burned on my memory as if branded. And so it shall always be. 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 story7101.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. 2002-09-13 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 129.174.169.129