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: I woke up, like any normal day and went to my History 101 class at Northern Virginia Community College. After class, I went out to have a smoke with some friends, when someone told me that her friend called her and told her that a plane crashed into one of the WTC buildings. We didn't know if he was pulling her leg or not, so I went about my business, which led me to the Starbucks I usually went to before my next class at 11. I called my mother (who works for a large ISP) to see if it really happened, and she confirmed it. She told me it was extremely busy and she had to go. It turns out that one of the girls who worked at Starbucks had a boyfriend who worked at the Pentagon. We didn't have a television, but people were getting phone calls here and there with updates. I still couldn't believe what had happened. By 10:45 a.m., I had to go to class. Everyone was nervous, and the teacher was still trying to teach the class. We kept hearing sirens outside and wondering what was happening. People were looking at the windows every time a plane passed by. As we walked out of class at 12:15, there was a sign saying that the school was closed as of 12:00. I was due in at work (at the same ISP as my mother), so I tried to call to find out what was going on, and no one answered. So, I called my mother again and she told me everyone went home and for me to go home. I spent the next three days glued to my television and computer, my insides turning inside-out, trying to rationalize what happened. I tried to keep in touch with all of my friends, and it was easiest to stay online to do so. The following Friday, I went into DC to my Archdruid's apartment in Dupont Circle. Some the members of our Order met us there and we held a prayer vigil that evening with candles, in plain view of the Washington Monument. It was at the same time millions of people throughout the world were doing the same thing. 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 story961.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. 2002-08-02 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 68.100.164.80 Annotation Annotations to this item. Pentagon Internet Students/Teachers Religion DC:2