CNN Student News: Ten Questions

(CNN Student News) -- February 26, 2008

1. How does the report describe the history of U.S.-North Korea relations? According to the report, what tensions currently exist between these two nations?

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2. What did CNN's Christiane Amanpour observe during her visit to the Yongbyon nuclear facility?

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3. Why do you think that North Korea invited the New York Philharmonic to play and, separately, opened the Yongbyon nuclear facility to the media at this point in time?

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4. Do you think that these two events will impact relations between the U.S. and North Korea? If so, how? If not, why not?

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5. Who was Johnnie Carr? What role did she play in the civil rights movement?

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6. We hear in the segment that Carr called on younger people to keep finding ways to improve the lives of African-Americans. In your view, how might your generation respond to Carr's call to action?

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7. Who is Michael Guggenheim? What type of learning disability does he have? What problems did this disability cause for him at school?

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8. What charity did Guggenheim establish, and why did he start it?

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9. According to the segment, how do recipients of Guggenheim's charity benefit from his efforts? What benefits do you think that Guggenheim might receive as a result of his charitable work?

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10. Can you think of different ways in which new technologies can be used to help those with learning disabilities? Give an example.

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