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: There I was taking everything in my life for granted. I was running late for work, listening to MANCOW on the radio. I had just flipped to the station when suddenly I realized that he (MANCOW) was crying. First I thought it was a prank (as always). MANCOW doesn't cry!! However, I heard the fear in his voice, which made be realize it wasn't a joke; and finally I heard him say that the second twin tower was hit by another airplane. I had no idea what he was even talking about (not having heard about the first attack). However, just the fear in his voice terrified me. Regardless, I thought for sure it was some kind of freak accident. I arrived to work about five minutes later. I ran in the door and turned on the television. That's when I saw the most unbelievable thing I had ever seen in my life. I realized it was intentional and that it was an attack on America. It looked like a movie. I remember thinking, "how could this happend", "who could do such a thing", "is the world ending"? I couldn't keep my eyes off the television for the next two weeks, at the minimum. In those following hours, days, weeks; my whole life seemed so small. I felt this huge burst of wanting to help in some way. I watched all of the families cry over loved ones they had lost. I listened to all of the cell phone conversations during the attack. I heard all of the survivor's horrifying stories. I decided to never, ever take my loved ones for granted. I also decided to be a blood and organ donor. I became more patriotic. I became more interested in our Country and our leaders. I even became more interested in politics and the media and history (things I used to prefer to avoid)! What I mostly pondered on was trying not to watch the news (to stay out of depression) and wondering if the world would end or change for the good. I though: "if this incodent has changed MY life so dramatically, what does that mean for the entire Country"? After 9-11 not only has it changed my way of living, my priorities, my time spent with family, and many other things; I have learned to thank God for every single day that I am alive and for everything good in this world. I am definately a more optimistic person know. And even though it was a horrible attack (understatement) and something that nobody could ever deserve, I am hopeful it will force a change in our world, like it forced a change (for the better) on me. 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 story571.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. 2002-05-09 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 172.150.234.96