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Text to World - Ellie's Story

The book I am reading is Ellie's Story by W. Bruce Cameron. Since Ellie was a puppy she has been trained as a search-and-rescue dog. Her purpose is to find people and save them. Throughout the book, Ellie learns more about her task in life. She comes across many distractions when working, but manages to focus on what she's supposed to do. Ellie sometimes gets confused about the changes and what people want from her, so that is why they continue to train. In this book, there is a scene about the El Salvadoran earthquake that struck on January 13, 2001. Many people were dead and trapped, and even more were injured.

The problem in this story is similar to an event that happened in history. An earthquake on January 13, 2001 struck El Salvador, killing hundreds of people. Thousands were injured and some trapped. In the book, Maya and Ellie are in El Salvador trying to find people and save them from inside fallen buildings. This problem relates to the world event because dogs like Ellie were being used to help search for the lost, injured and dead people. They have a huge impact on society.

I can't believe police dogs are able to sense if a person under bricks and dust is alive or not. If I were in El Salvador after the Earthquake I would feel so awful for all the people living there and the damage it's done to the buildings. The character I most admire is Ellie because she always wants to make sure she can save everyone. If she found someone who was dead she would feel bad and want to make them happy. I love the way Maya told Vernon to hide and make him act surprised when Ellie found him. It made Ellie feel happy and accomplished.
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