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 tragic events of September 11th, 2001 were of shock and horror to every individual world wide, to anyone who has the capability to show any sort of sympathy or even the slightest bit of emotion. I can only imagine how horrifying it was to stand there, before the once so powerful World Trade Center in New York City. To watch not only as both planes crashed unexpectedly into the Twin Towers but as they devastatingly fell to the ground below, hundreds of precious lives taken in an instant. I am an American citizen, born and raised in neighboring Pennsylvania, yet I say all of this only wondering, literally only imagining. You see I wasn't living in the United States when this devastation was forced upon our Nation. I had been living in South America's country of Peru, as a Youth Ambassador through the Rotary Youth Exchange Program. I was there to experience the culture and custom of the country, as well as learn the language and live with a Peruvian family, all of which I have accomplished. When my country's pride was attacked however, I seemed to have lost any knowledge, any experience, that I have gained in my life. I didn't know what to think, what to say, how to act. I was told by one of the English teachers in the private school that I attended while living in Peru, as at that time my Spanish wasn't nearly as fluent as it is today. She had told me that someone had blown up the White House, obviously being misinformed. I though didn't believe it. I told her that I thought it was a lie, that she didn't know what she was talking about. Then we turned on the news. By that time there were reports on many channels, but all of the information was twisted from the truth. I didn't know what had honestly happened until I had returned home to my house in Jesus Maria, Lima and was told by my older host sister. Still I didn't believe it. The next few weeks my real mother had sent me article by article, all the breaking stories. She sent me Newspaper photos taken at Ground Zero. Yet I didn't feel that it was real, like it never happened at all. How could anyone possibly fathom such a disgusting and horrible event, it was to me sickening to think of- even living in Peru. Only now, one year later (September 11, 2002) do I actually realize how real the events of last year were. Its still so hard to believe, yet I know its real. We as a nation have suffered a severe blow to our country, our honor, our integrity and most certainly our pride. It is an everlasting shame that we had to experience such a terrifying event, but it has united us as a nation and most definitely has made us stronger. Many may still be fearful, but I will never once be afraid to stand up and say with pride, "I am an American!" 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 story3150.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. 209.50.139.249