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: On September 11, 2001, I was sitting in my world cultures honors class, dreading the fact that I was stuck there for another 80 minutes of boredom. I had done my homework as usual, and we were reviewing all the important information we would need to know for the next day's assignment. The class continued to be a tedious one, like any other day at Northwestern Lehigh High School, and I assumed it would be this way the rest of the year. Later in the period, we had gotten word from another teacher to turn on the television sets, only to stare in horror at the vivid pictures consuming the small screens. A plane had struck the World Trade Center, and all I could think was New York would never be the same. My mind wandered into thinking if I knew anyone that would be in that area, on that given day. I could think of no one. During this time, I don't think there was anyone in the whole entire class who spoke a single word except for the teacher, who seemed so awestruck by the mystery of the attack. After moving to second period, I sat down in trigonometry, only to watch the television for the rest of the period. Then, after lunch, I marched into English Honors class to again fill my mind with plaguing questions about the attack from watching the television. My English teacher, a New York native, was appalled and shocked by the attack. Her son, who was in New York, was all she could think about. No one said anything the whole class, and when we finally were preparing to leave the class, President George Bush was getting ready to make a speech about the atrocity. The bell rang, and no one moved from his or her seats. We were all enthralled with the speech that our terrified President was making. About 10 minutes later, we all finally budged from our chairs and continued on with the day. I don't think I have ever been so relieved to be at my home. I felt so much more comfortable knowing I was with my family, and we would all be together if something had happened later. I did have to work that night, but since being at Wal-Mart with my friends is like my second family, I didn't mind being there with the people I knew. Every customer that came through my line was concerned about the attacks. The people I talked to each shared a different opinion about who they thought would be behind such a catastrophe. Each person, however, had the same look of disbelief on his or her face. September 11, 2001 will never be the same in my mind, nor will it be for the rest of America. The terrorism that we faced only will make us stronger, and more close to one another. When I grow older, and I look back on today, I will think of how just one day changed the patriotism that America will hold dearly in it's heart, for years to come. 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 story6578.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. 2002-09-12 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 209.50.139.249