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: Valarie Hetzler It all happened on September 11, 2001.. The two twin towers of the World Trade Center were standing tall until all of a sudden, Islamic terrorists crashed planes into it. The building fell to ground zero, killing 3,000 citizens. Everyone in New York City, especially the loved ones of the dead people were deeply affected. Some were filled with fury, some burst into tears, and others felt a combination of both. I saw it all happen on the news after school at my house. I never knew such a thing like this would ever happen in my entire life. After a while, my mom drove me to my clarinet lesson. While I was waiting for my lesson, my mom turned on the TV, and we looked at it closely. I knew I was going to see the plane crash again. My mom was very upset at what happened, and so was I. Those people did not deserve to get murdered in a tragedy like this. By the time I got home, I told my sister Jackie, but she told me that she saw it also, and she did not look very happy at all. My dad and the three of us discussed this at the dinner table. Since I felt anger and sadness in myself, I did not feel like saying a word. I just ate slowly in silence. I took my shower quickly and got ready for bed, feeling depressed. I was thinking about school, figuring that they would say some special announcements, and I was right. It turned out just as I thought. At school, my teachers, friends, and other classmates also had a different emotion towards the world. As class periods went by, we had periods of silence. We sang ?God Bless America? and walked through the adorned hallway. It had photos of the event along with American flags and newspaper articles on the plane crash. I went home on the bus and watched TV, seeing President Bush. President Bush made a speech that lasted a couple of hours, saying that he is going to declare war against the terrorists for knocking down the World Trade Center. He expressed his anger throughout his speech. At the end, his quote was ?You are either for us or you are for the terrorists.? I have also seen the Super Bowl 36. While a rock band was playing, there was a giant television screen with the names of the people who died during the tragedy. People holding American flags and signs reminded me of what happened in New York City. I was lucky I saw the World Trade Center 1 year before the 9/11. Terrorism does take place in the world today, but we will not let it happen in the United States of America. 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 story7776.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. 2002-09-17 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 207.103.166.40