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: THE FOLLOWING WAS WRITTEN AND SENT TO ME ON 9/14/01. IT WAS WRITTEN BY MY SON WHO WITNESSED THE HORROR OF 9/11/01. "FROM BRIGHTNESS TO CHAOS TO DESOLATION" "ANOTHER MORNING LEAVING THE SUBWAY STATION ONTO ONE MORE WALK UP THE SUBDUED MORNING STREETS OF THE EMPIRE STATE CITY, EXPECTING A ROUTINE PATTERN, AS THE SECOND HOUR OF THE TYPICAL DAY PASSES, THEN, THE SKY SUDDENLY FILLS WITH OFFICE PAPERS. ONLY CONFUSION TAKES PLACE AS A CLOSER GLANCE REVEALS A GAP IN THE WORLD'S TALLEST CREATION FILLED WITH SMOKE, FIRE AND A HUMAN-MISSILE. THE SIGHT BRINGS AWE AND TEARS TO MANY EYES. TOO MUCH TO HANDLE FOR MOST AS THE ONLY HUMANE DECISION COULD BE TO LOOK AWAY. IF NOT TRAUMATIZED ENOUGH, A SECOND FLIGHT OF DISASTER DISMANTLES PART TWO OF THE CREATION AND MAMES THOSE INSIDE WITHOUT A CHANCE TO SURVIVE. ASIDE FROM METAL - HOPES, DREAMS, FAMILIES, FAITH, FEELINGS AND LIVES ARE SCORNED, BURNED AND DESTROYED. FRANTIC ONLOOKERS SCATTER IN ALL DIRECTIONS WITH ONLY THOUGHTS OF THEIR DEMISE IN A BALL OF SMOKE AND PIECES OF WHAT WAS THEIR MAJOR LANDMARK. WHAT COULD ONLY TAKE PLACE IN A MOVIE OR A BAD DREAM, HAS BECOME REALITY. SOME ESCAPE, BUT HARDLY ENOUGH CAN. THE ONES THAT DO SOON LEARN OF OTHER DEMONIC ACTS TAKING PLACE IN THE SAME HOUR. LEFT BEHIND ARE THE BRAVEST OF HEROES TO ENTER THE FLAMES OF HELL WITH ONLY THOUGHTS OF SAVING THEIR FELLOWMAN. QUIETNESS SOON FILLS THE INDESCRIBABLE, UNEXPLAINABLE DISASTER. ALL THE NATION LEARNS THAT THE TEARS AND ASHES ARE NOT ENOUGH TO HIDE THE LOVE, BRAVERY AND COMRODERY THAT IS SHOWN WHEN A FELLOW-AMERICAN IS IN DESPAIR." WRITTEN BY: GEORGE NOVITSKY, JR 9/14/2001 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 story2736.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. 208.17.232.2