Emotions and Success - CNN Heroes

Analysis and Comprehension Questions

1. What is the hero’s name? Where is he/she from?

Jeison Aristizabal – Santiago de Cali – Colombia
Umra Omar – Kenia
Anuradha Koirala - Nepal

2. In general terms, what does the hero’s work consist of? What kind of
activities does he/she do?
Help people with disabilities and few opportunities
Help people affected by Islamic terrorism with supplies
Help women trafficked as sex workers

3. Why did the hero become involved with this kind of work?
He got involved because he also has a disability and is concerned about the
future of his children. (Cerebral palsy)
She had the opportunity to leave the country, study but wanted to make a
change and returned to improve the living conditions of the most affected
inhabitants.
She saw the lack of education and the false promises made to mothers about the
future of their daughters and wanted to change this for the better, informing
more and helping to rescue those who were already sexually exploited.

4. Who benefits from the hero’s work? What would happen if the hero didn’t do
what they do?
Jeison helps the disabled, both from his foundation and the people of the
Aguablanca district to have greater opportunities in education and health,
without him, many would have more complex access to these important systems.
Umra helps with supplies to the remotest people in Kenya affected by the
terrorist regime. Without it, these people would go through even more needs.
 Anuradha helps women, especially girls who can or are sexually exploited, and
informs mothers of what they really do with their daughters when they are taken
out of the country, without her, many more women would suffer this type of
abuse.
5. What kind of adjectives can you think of to describe the hero and his/her
work? Keep in mind participial adjectives.
He/she is… His /her work is…
He is very empathetic
He is visionary
He is human
He is disabled
He's happy

6. What new vocabulary (specific to the hero’s work) did you discover in this
video? Make a note of the words and write the definition. (Minimum 5 words)
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7. If you had the chance to meet either a business tycoon like Steve Jobs or Bill
Gates OR a CNN Hero, whom would you choose? Why?

Discuss your Analysis

Now, pair up with someone who watched a different video and share your
analysis. Are there any similarities between the two heroes’ stories?

Similarities
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