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: Original Posting Location: Jersey City, New Jersey Comment: Our high school in Jersey City is nearly opposite the WTC, just a short trip across the Hudson River. Ironically, our first written/discussed topic for yesterday was, "American History: Who Cares?" As expected, the kids wrote about how boring it is, and how it's , "...not about us, or things that happen around here." Today, from the vantage point of our east facing windows, all that has changed.....mario *** I retired in 2004. I've been back a few times since then to visit friends who are still teaching. Each time I enter the building, I deliberately try to avoid looking towards Manhattan. But because the south facing main entrance is the required access, there is no choice but to look eastward. Each time I do so, I want to delude myself into believing that if I squint through the fog of passing time, I will see the Twin Towers still there. The illusion lasts but a second. All the kids that were in my classes are now gone. The new faces will never know what that day meant to those of us who experienced the tragedy as it happened. Their relationship to that day will, at best, come from the voices of older siblings who lived it, or from the weak vicariousness of a textbook. And though I know that these are poor means of learning, I pray that they understand that lesson solely in these ways. 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 story20798.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. 2006-09-12 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 64.12.116.11