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“I cannot and will not recant anything, for to go against conscience is neither right nor safe. Here I stand, I can do no other, so help me God. Amen.” Martin Luther said this quote during his trial at the Diet of Worms in 1521. In this trial, Luther was commanded to recant his teaching or face the consequences of his teachings that were spreading across Germany. However, Luther did not recant his teachings and replied with the previous quote. Martin Luther played an important role in with the Reformation, and history has been written about him. History books give a great deal of space to his name, and Thrivent Financial for Lutherans fund a movie to be film to portray Luther’s journey of breaking off from the Catholic church. With all the different ways to learn about Luther’s life, many people begin to question which way is the best way to learn about Luther. As a future teacher, this question is important to think about. So, I pose that working with both the …show more content…

Many of my friends and family know me as a bookworm, it is so bad that I can not leave the house without a book. Because of this fact, reading of history is no problem for me. I tend to visualize the events that carry people through their lives as they touch the world around them. With the movie, people like me are able to watch the actors portray the historical events. The movie can bring the events of history alive in front of people’s eyes. By having students read about Luther first in the history book, they will be more motivated to read if a teacher states they will be able to watch a movie. Then, students will better understand what is going on in the movie, and what to expect. Through the reinforcements of the book and the movie together, students are able to learn and visualize history a lot

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