CNN Student News: Ten Questions

(CNN Student News) -- December 1, 2008

1. Where in India is the city of Mumbai located? What types of attacks occurred there last week?

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2. Why have tensions increased between India and Pakistan following the atttacks? How has Pakistan responded to the attacks?

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3. What security measures do you think that India should implement as a result of these attacks? What role does the U.S. plan to play in the investigation? What additional action, if any, do you think that the international community should take in response to the attacks? Explain.

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4. How did the survivors featured in the program describe the attacks? What thoughts and feelings did you have as you listened to their accounts? What challenges do you think that the survivors of the attacks will face in the days and months ahead?

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5. What is World AIDS Day? How many people around the world were living with HIV/AIDS in 2007?

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6. To what extent, if any, are you concerned about AIDS? What are your thoughts on this disease?

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7. What is Black Friday? According to the report, how did this year's Black Friday compare to the one in 2007?

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8. What advice does CNN's Christine Romans offer to this year's holiday shoppers? Do you think that the current economic crisis will impact your holiday gift giving plans? If so, how? If not, why not?

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9. What punishment did Judge Paul Sacco impose on members of the band Revolving Reverence, and why?

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10. What is your opinion of the judge's punishment? If you were in Judge Sacco's shoes, what would you have done?

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