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 going to school and i knew something wasn't right for some reason. My mom had left for work earlier that day, so i didn't get to say goodbye to her that morning. I was in math class when all of a sudden, i hear a plane coming down. I saw the first plane hit, and i freaked. I ran out of the building which was about a block away from the WTC, and screamed when i saw the building burning. I cried, trying to look for my mother who happened to work on the 100 floor in WTC 2. I ran towards the buildings and all i saw was smoke. In my heart i knew something happened. police and firemen tried keeping me away from the buildings, but I didnt care, I wanted my mother. A young girl couln't was throwing up because of the ash and smoke, and she could barely breathe. I didn't know what to do so I rubbed ber back and gave her my light jacket i had to breathe into. I tried to help as much as i could. At that time the second plane hit, and i knew it right there and then. I ran towards the buildings again, but this time, I was standing right in front of them, and i lost it. All i wanted to know was if my mom was out of there, I turned around facing my back to the builings. I heard rumbling but kind of ignored it. I saw people running the other way. As i began to turn around, I saw something coming at me from up high. A man grabbed me and picked me up. All he said to me was "RUN"! If it wasn't for that man, I would have been killed. I want to thank him for saving my life. I don't know who you are or where you are, but thank you. sadly, my mother was in the building when the second plane hit. I never got to say goodbye. I miss her and love her so much. I just don't know why this happened and why it happened to good people. I live with this everyday of my life. My life is never going to be the same. I love you mom. In honor of Denise L. Benedetto and Chuck margiotta. 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 story9142.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. 2003-03-10 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 24.168.61.8