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: Well September 10, 2001 I was talking with my Godfather and my cousin about all the War movies that were coming out and my Godfather explained that when there are alot of War movies they are trying to prepare you for War. My cousin and I looked at each other like Sure, thats why they do it. My Godfather looked at me and said "Mija, i am telling you." All day went by and I kept thinking about what my Godfather told me, trying not to take it seroius at all. Well the next morning September 11, 2001 the phone was ringing like always to wake my younger cousin, Ashley up for school but this call was different. Ashley was walking through the house yelling "Daddy, Mommy says to turn on the t.v., Daddy wake up Mommy wants to talk to you." Well I got up to help Ashley get ready for school and turned on the t.v. to see what was so important and that is when the second plane was going into the 2nd tower. I could not believe my eyes. I tried to wake up again and again only to realize I was not dreaming. What I saw was true. I went running into my Godfathers room yelling at him "Nino, wake up!" "A plane flew into a building!" He flew out of his bed to see the replays over and over. The news wouldn't let us forget because over and over the whole day you see the horrifying tragedy which caused so many deaths to innocent people. To lose there lives doing what so many of us do every day, go to work to support our familys. All morning I couldn't move from my seat on the couch frozen to the t.v. to find out what our President was going to do. My Godfather kept telling me "I told you!" "Our country is going to declare War on those Bastards." I was so sad for all those poor people whose familys were left behind to wonder if they got out alive. Ashley asked, " Why did this happen?" I could not understand why this was happening and to try to explain this to a 7 yr old was even harder. I answered "That not all people are nice or think before about how things are after you do something." "Not all people care about themselves or others, that is why it is important that you do." Up until today every Holiday was scary. The news telling you "Beware." Or hearing from a neighbor or co-worker did you hear about the warnings to stay home? Don't leave home! I used to despise History in Highschool but now I truly understand why we learn about the past. So that WE can not make mistakes that have been made way back when, so OUR children and childrens children DO NOT have another 9/11 or WWI, WWII. WE WILL STAND UNITED FOREVER. Michelle Madeline Michaelis 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 story7147.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. 209.179.213.202