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: September 11, 2001, Manchester, England. I had 4 days to finish my master's degree thesis and was holed up in a box-room, cut off from the outside world with the intention of finishing my work on time.The phone rang. My friend & housemate Iain had called from work to tell me a plane had hit the World Trade Centre. Ive been there. I was lucky enough to visit New York City as an 18 year old. I stood at the bottom of the World Trade Centre and looked up in awe.I'll never, ever forget the sight. You can't explain to someone who hasn't seen it, just how those great buildings soared into the sky. endless and truly, truly breathtaking. I had tv pirctures on in the box room, along with radio comment.We've an excellent talk radio station here called "radio 5 live". A DJ called Simon Mayo was on air at the time.Whenever I see Images of that day on TV now, I can still hear his voice. I didn't do any more work that day. Not a thing. I tried, but I couldn't stop listening, or watching. I heard testimony from an "expert" on the radio that the buildings couldn't collapse, they were protected against such attacks. But collapse they did. I love New York. It changed my life, having visited the city as an impressionable 18 year-old, I feel cheated now seeing the skyline on tv without the towers. But I'll come back, as soon as my financial situation allows. I'm hoping to become a police officer here in Britain. It's my life's ambition. When I imagine myself doing the job, I sometimes think about how I would have reacted in such a situation. The truth is that I dont think I would have coped at all. The officers of the NYPD demonstrated courage that should make the people of America proud, and should be used as a benchmark for all police officers all over the world to demonstrate bravery in the face of adversty. I wish your country well & I wish your people well, but I wont preach any further because the terms "your country" and "your people" dont do justice. we're with you. We love your attitude & resiliance, and we will live to tell our grandchildren about the events of september 11. But by that time, it will be a victorious tale. God bless you, from your friends in Britain. Lee Walker, Manchester, England 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 story9135.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. 2003-03-07 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 195.92.168.168