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 Library of Congress Stories Description An account of the resource A collection of more than 200 user-submitted stories gathered from the Library of Congress's "Witness and Response" exhibition staged in 2002. LC Story LC Story: Story Where were you on September 11, 2001 when you heard the news? (Please share your experience of learning of the events and what you did afterwards.) I was making my bed and about to clean my bedroom. I was home and had the TV on to a news station which was unusual for me to do at that time of day. For some reason, I thought I should watch the news that day. I had been recently laid off from my technical writer position at a company in Fairfax, Virginia, and had not found a new job. I had channel 7 on and suddenly saw and heard the "we interrupt this program" announcement and saw Diane Sawyer report that a plane had somehow crashed into one of the towers of the World Trade Center. As I watched in disbelief, I heard her say a little later, "well, here comes another plane," and it was as if she was thinking to herself that obviously this plane was there to somehow monitor or help the other plane. How that would have been possible, I don't know....but I got the impression that's what she was thinking. Then, when it crashed into the other tower, I felt like a bolt of lightening had gone through my body as I instantly knew we were under seige and the world would never be the same again. I started to shake and perspire. I tried to call my husband at work, but couldn't reach him. I felt a panic attack coming on, but I tried to stay calm. I sat glued to the TV and suddenly everything seemed very surreal...like I had gone into some sort of time warp from which I would emerge and the events unfolding before me would somehow disappear. I would heave a sigh of relief and I would tell my husband what a horrible dream I had had. For days and days and still unto this day, I sometimes break down in tears for no reason. As a result of 9/11, my life has changed considerably. There is no peace of mind. I do not fly in planes; I do not travel on large span bridges nor do I use the metro system, including trains and buses. I also do not attend public events of large gatherings, e.g., games, concerts, etc. I do not go to large malls and always shop in small stores. I pray for peace every day. I do not understand why our government was not better prepared for this eventuality. LC Story: Memory What is your strongest memory of that day? Fear and disbelief. LC Story: Affects How do you perceive that the events of September 11, 2001 have affected this country and/or you personally? 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 lc_story161.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. anonymously 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. 2003-12-22 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 152.163.252.8