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Without Chester we wouldn't have won World war II. Chester Nez was recognized for his contributions because in 2001 Chester earned Congressional Gold Medal, highest civilian honor.

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Yes, because he had to scrub his mouth with a toothbrush with bitter soap if he spoke his language.

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I feel sad that our country didn't let people from other places.

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The injustices that happened in his life were that he had soap shoved in his mouth for speaking his own language

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He helped win the war by speaking his language, so he changed the world.

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I am saddened to know that he was "abused" for speaking his own language! They should respect everyone. I don't like how they used him for his language.

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I agree because just if he spoke his language somewhere he would have to scrub his tongue with a toothbrush and he had to wash his mouth out with bitter soap. Also, because of his skin color and religion, he was treated unfairly. Then, the same Country that treated him unfairly tried to use him in World War II.

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I think learning about Chester Nez changed the way I think about injustice in the world because it's sad because he is not allowed to speak his own language. He would have to eat soap.

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Learning about Chester Nez changed the way I think about injustices in the world because Chester had to brush his teeth and put bitter soap in his mouth if he spoke his language. He was treated so bad for a silly reson.

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It changed the way I think about the world by him having to put bitter soap in his mouth at school if he talked in his language.He was treated so badly.

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I think he felt sad because he couldn't speak English . He could only speak his language. 2. I think he felt like he did not want to do it because they treated him badly before for speaking the language that they didn

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I agree because at school he got soap in his mouth whenever he spoke his language and at the war they asked him to use his language to communicate.

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I'm saddened because I think that no matter what religion or skin color he was, or what language he spoke, or how he looked, we all should be treated fairly. I now think that learning about Chester Nez that injustice is cruel.
I think it should be stopped, all over the world

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Chester Nez always felt that the U.S government had treated him unfairly.  Do you agree? Why or why not?

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What contributions did Chester Nez make to America?

How was Chester recognized for his contributions?

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What could have been done to improve the lives of Chester Nez and the other code talkers to show how much the U.S. government appreciated their contributions?

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Discuss how Chester must have felt when he was punished for speaking the only language he had ever known.

Discuss how Chester felt when the same entity that forbade him from speaking his native language asked him to use that very same language to protect our country.

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Where did Chester Nez grow up and what did his family do for a living?

What injustices occurred in Chester’s young life?

Why did Chester join the U.S. military?

What was Chester’s duty in the military?

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How has learning about Chester Nez changed the way you think about injustice in the world?