Writing an email with a historical question
Deadline: Tuesday, September 25, 2012 by 08:00

This week I would like all of you to write an email to my ES Intenational School account for your blog assignment.

Some of you who are new may be asking, "Where can I find Mr. H.'s email?" If you do not remember it, click on the syllabus box in your grade's history dropbar and open up the syllabus in PDF format.

Make sure your email contains the following points:
  1.  The email needs to start with "Dear Mr. Hendricks,"
  2. The first paragraph of the email must give a brief introduction of yourself, including:
    A) Your full name
    B) Your nationality
    C) Your age and birthday
    D) How long have you been a historian (or studied history in school?)
  3. The second paragraph is one that requires some thought and a bit of research. You need to ask any historical question you wish from the history we are going to study this year. Check the syllabus on this website for topics we are covering in class or look at the back of your textbook to see a quick listing of the chapters we will study. You start your second paragraph with, "My historical question that I would like to know the answer to is this: ______________________________?"
  4. The email should conclude with "Sincerely," and your first and last name.

NOTE: To write an excellent question, do your best to be specific on a certain subject, event, or person, and ask questions with "How?" or "Why?"

Examples:
  • How have The Simpsons changed the face of comedy?
  • Why are The Simpsons yellow?

For fun, you can try and answer The Simpsons questions above on the blog right now and start a debate with your classmates!


BONUS: If your question is "most excellent" in its construction and depth, I will ask you to find a famous historian via the Internet and see if he or she can answer your mind-boggling question. You may earn 1,000 House points if your question is well written and you can find an expert who can provide a suitable answer to it.
Mr. Hendricks
17/9/2012 06:57:39 pm

The reason why the Simpsons are yellow is because they have eaten too many bananas.

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kuzey ;)
21/9/2012 08:19:13 pm

ahahah :D

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Luca
18/9/2012 02:28:52 am

This para graph is not written by me

"I think [Gyorgi Peluci, color stylist] made the Simpsons yellow because Bart, Lisa and Maggie don't have a hairline, so they had to be yellow, otherwise Bart would look like he had a serated forehead if it was flesh-colored. And if they're yellow, you kind of get used to the fact that it's their hair and their skin colour, once the shock wears off."

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luca
18/9/2012 02:29:18 am

sorry i meant Paragraph

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Luca
18/9/2012 02:33:27 am

come on guys lets have a debate!!!!

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LaurenA
19/9/2012 04:52:40 am

I agree with your comment. But there is no use of debating if you got it off the internet. However why is there hair blue and yellow when it could be brown, black, or golden yellow. Anyway why are there hairstyles so weird.

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Smiffy
18/9/2012 03:24:35 am

I researched and found out that the Simpsons are yellow because they were originally black and white but one of the producers or directors decided they needed colour so they made them yellow and it was so out there and that is was like no other cartoon show so they decided to keep it and it has been a hit.

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POPS
19/9/2012 04:56:44 am

Hi smiffy i am glad you researched and i found the same info

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Lauren T
20/9/2012 04:00:42 am

The Simpsons are yellow because Bart, Lisa and Maggie don't have a hairline, so they had to be yellow, otherwise Bart would look like he had a serated forehead if it was flesh-colored. And if they're yellow, you kind of get used to the fact that it's their hair and their skin colour, once the shock wears off."

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kuzey ;)
21/9/2012 08:18:14 pm

Simpsons are yellow because it is the style of the artist Matt Groening.I know it is a little answer but it is true ;)

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diegsssssss
22/9/2012 09:06:22 pm

I think the simpsons are yellow because someone in Springfield caught a disease that turned everyone yellow.

hahahahahah

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Mr. Hendricks
24/9/2012 05:17:49 am

Ok. Ok. Luca seems to have done some research about the hairline influencing the color of the Simpsons. Lauren and Smiffy are onto some other theories. I have heard some other possibilities:

1. Creator of The Simpsons, Matt Groening, supposedly wanted the Simpsons to be in yellow to make their world seem more "surreal." (Similar to the Lauren and Smiffy commentaries above)

2. It is also reported that Groening wanted viewers at home to tune into the show and used yellow as an eye-catching color. If the viewer at home got up and banged the TV set, he or she may realize that the Simpsons family was indeed yellow and might stay tuned to see what the show was about.

3. Another theory floating out there is that in 1989, News 4 featured a story about an asteroid composed of sulfur and benzene crystals which exploded over the town of Springfield. The asteroid interacted with the radioactive waste in town and the inhabitants all were bathed with sulfur vapors, which are yellow.

What do you think??

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Alikhan
24/9/2012 06:49:57 am

I think they are yellow because because they had a blast at the station, and because of this they turn yellow

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