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 was 18, and in my first year of college. I woke up that morning to get ready for class and flipped on the television. I must have tuned in right before the first plane struck, as Jerry Springer was replaced with a smoking building about ten minutes or so into the show. At first, the reporters seemed vauge and confused. They speculated about a plane that went "off track". I sat there wondering how in the hell a plane could go so "off track" it ended up inside the World Trade Center. Moments later, the second plane struck. And then, the Pentagon. I watched as the buildings smoked. The reporters voices seemed more urgent, more panicked. Sirens punctuated the pauses in the reporters commentary. When the first tower came down, I began to weep uncontrollably. All I could think of was how many people were still in that smoke-filled building trying to get out. The original estimates of the dead were mind boggeling. A bomb threat got called into my school, so classes were canceled. Leave it to some bored college student to take advantage of such a chaotic day. It seemed like everyone was out driving, most likely to pick up their kids or to return home to their families. The roadways were packed...I looked into the car next to me and an older couple was silently sobbing behind their thinly tinted windows. To the other side of me, a young man was crying into his hands. I think I realized that day my adult life was going to be changed forever by this one day in history. And now, four years later, I remember the emotions of that day and still have faith in our President's efforts to combat terrorism. 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 story11750.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. 2005-08-22 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 66.176.68.236