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Austin C. Doyle
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IDS-100-R2156 Perspectives in Liberal Arts 21EW2
12/11/2021
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Introduction: Four Lenses
The four lenses in the Liberal Arts are History Lens, Humanities lens, Social Sciences
Lens, and Natural Sciences lens.
Key Characteristics
The Social science key characteristics is based around people and society. The social
sciences include psychology, sociology, anthropology, history and more. The study of human
behavior is an essential part to social sciences. “To be sure, the study of human social and
cultural life that is today associated with the social sciences has been examined throughout much
of human history, although not nearly in as meticulous a manner as it is investigated today”
(García, 2020, p.1).
The National sciences key characteristics is based around the world and life.
The national sciences include life sciences, physics science, and earth science. Studies like those
that fall under STEM are also used in the national sciences. History’s key characteristics is based
understanding, interpreting, and describing the past. Things like dates and what really happened
are huge components on telling history. History can describe how, why, or when things are and
where. “Sociology, demography, geography, political science, economics, anthropology, and
many other fields contributed to the breadth of the discipline” (Kronzek, 2020, p.1).
Humanities
is based on culture, people, and human interactions.
Humanities understands people and their
culture through their expression and art. The Humanities can help you understand different
people and reveal how to interact with them and co-exist.
Types of evidence
The evidence you are trying find when looking through the lenses is the key words and
the way the message is stated. When looking through with a historic lens you want to look for
things related to the past with either dates, facts, or other examples that show evidence about
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history. References to things in the past can also be signs of history. When looking through a
social science lens you want to look for thigs related to society, government, and things within
the social sciences. You want to look for things related to diverse cultures and things related to
who large groups of people would react or feel with various issues or controversies. When
looking through with a natural science lens you want to look for things related to physical world
and with life. Things that are involved with the planet and the life within along with the natural
resources are evidence that you should look for when looking through this lens. When looking
through the humanities lens you want to look for things related to human interactions. Finding
things that deal with communications, traditions, and other aspects of people and culture is
important when looking through the humanities lens.
Similarities and Differences
The four lenses share some similarities, mostly regarding be focused on people. The
natural science lens is the most different from the other lens as it focusses on a lot of aspects that
involve physics and earth sciences. It does have characteristics with biology, however unlike the
other three lens, it has a huge focus on aspects the do not involves people and culture. With
saying that, the other three lens do involve people and culture as huge characteristic as part of
them. History has more focus on the past, whereas the other three lens focus more on the present.
The two closest lenses are humanities and social sciences. Both lenses have big characteristics
involving culture, people, and human interactions. “Both humanities, as well as social sciences,
concern themselves with human lives and human nature. The difference lies in their approach as
social sciences are sciences and adopt a more scientific approach, whereas humanities are
descriptive and make use of analytical methods to explain concepts” (Admin,2013, p.1). You
must be careful with the differences with those two lenses by the choice of words and what is
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being portrayed specifically, however those two lenses share similarities in regard to human
behavior.
Researching my Topic
Know
The topic I am choosing to do is on Voting rights. I know some of the basic voting
rights for people and how the voting rights have changed throughout history. I don’t have a lot
of experience in voting as I have only voted once in this last presidential election. I voted
through the mail, but I would have rather of voted in person if I could have. Through history
voting has had a lot of changes within the past particularly on who is allowed to vote and what
conditions voting has been administered. Through social science and humanities several
millions of people have fought and died for the right of Americans to vote, and several other
millions have protested and worked hard to allow more than just white males to vote. Through
natural science there isn’t much connection.
Want to Know
I would like to know more about exactly what qualifies someone to vote and what
things can stop people from being allowed to vote. What are current voting rights and
standards that allow people to vote and what disqualifies individuals from voting today?
How has voting rights developed and changed throughout history for who can vote? How has
voting rights developed and changed throughout history on how voting is done?
What are
current voting rights and standards that allow people to vote and what disqualifies individuals
from voting today?
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Learned
Voting rights have changed a lot throughout history in regard to who can and can’t
vote. Through history voting has had a lot of changes within the past particularly on who is
allowed to vote and what conditions voting has been administered. Voting held several factors
in the US early on as voting was looked at as something only those who were worthy of its
right as in white, male, christens who owned land. “
By 1850, all states had abolished property
and religious requirements, and thus the number of adult white males who were entitled to vote
grew, but poll taxes and literacy tests remained
” (Yang, Elizabeth, 2019, p.1). As time went by
a lot of smaller laws were established to wither prevent voting or allow more. These factors
still existed to stop people not looked as worthy enough to vote including women and people
of color. All of these newer voting rights laws were fought through protest and a lot of
sacrifices and lives where affected during their struggle. Other laws and controversy came
later regarding voting rights including voter identification and allowing felons to vote. Till
this day there are still controversies over having more people allowed to vote or not vote
including illegal aliens and those who are not citizens under the US and having those that live
in US territories vote as well.
Voting Rights Through Lenses
History Lens
I choose the History Lens as one of my lenses
because a lot of factors and
characteristics of voting rights are involved with history. The History Lens looks at
understanding, interpreting, and describing the past and showing how the past has correlations
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and reflection with that of the present. The major thing I learned throughout looking at the
history of voting rights is the major changes and developments it has been through and how
different people have been able to progressively fight for and earn that right. Voting rights have
from the start of American been controlled and dictated from religion, land ownership, race, sex,
family, money, social stature and several other factors to center voting around only giving those
the rights to vote who was deemed worthy of voting.
The largest climax to voting rights was the
Voting Rights Act of in 1965 which destroyed the color barrier, literacy test, and several other
ways to stop people from voting. “
The 1965 Voting Rights Act included several provisions
designed to overcome the shortcomings of the previous acts” (Moore, William, V., 2021, p.1).
However, states and local government continuously created ways to stop people from voting by
interpreting the voting rights and finding whatever small loopholes they can to prevent people
they didn’t want form voting.
Social Science Lens
I also choose the Social Science Lens as one of my lenses
because a lot of factors and
characteristics of voting rights are involved with almost every aspect of the Social Sciences.
Through social science and humanities several millions of people have fought and died for the
right of Americans to vote, and several other millions have protested and worked hard to
allow more than just white males to vote. In the 1920 the voting took a huge jump in allowing
women to vote. The Women’s Suffrage was a major voting rights event that the US was
inspired greatly by the same movement in the United Kingdom. “
One of the most remarkable
features of the whole demonstration was the unity of the color scheme, displayed not only in the
banners, but in the dresses and decorations of the women who were taking part” (Wahl,
Kimberly, 2018, p.28).
An important function that was created from their movement was the
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union they build and symbolized by their fashion. White dresses along with colored sashes
became an important visual asset the US women also adopted. “
Current events, politics, and
society, of course, can influence trends in election law”
(Yang, Elizabeth, 2019, p.1). Several
implications, political stunts, and scandals have still constantly put strain on voting today and
even the most recent election has caused a lot of question on voting rights with the large mail
in system that was established.
Similarities and Differences
Both lenes have similarities regarding their focus as they both involve people and culture
as huge characteristics. History has more focus on the past, whereas social science lens focusses
more on the present. In regard to my topic, history and social sciences have both had major
impact that connect together. Big pieces within history have also had a considerable influence on
social science too including the major laws and amendments made to give more voting rights to
Americans. The women’s suffrage moment and Voting Rights act of 1965 are huge history
moments that have also had huge impacts to social sciences on the lines of the impact it had to
society and culture of the U.S.
A lot of factors have been implemented to prevent voting in the
past from land ownership, religion, race, and sex to name a few along with preventative ways
included literacy test and poll taxes. All these factors can be analyzed through both lenses as
they have had changes throughout history and throughout the social sciences. Society, politics,
and government have twisted and influenced why voting should be done and why many
people choose to not vote on the lines of not believing in the system of voting. This is a large
part that the social sciences lens identifies that history overlooks as history looks less into the
reaction that things cause to the people in comparing to the social sciences lens.
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Further Exploration
Further Questions can be made here about what will happen to voting rights. What
future policies and laws will develop to change voting rights? In what way will voting become
more prevalent in today’s society or will voting become less and less popular as things go by?
I would still continue to develop future research with the two lenses I have chosen as there are
still the most relevant and most useful over the other two lenses.
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References
García, J. D. . P. D. (2020). Social science.
Salem Press Encyclopedia
.
Kronzek, L. (2020). History.
Salem Press Encyclopedia
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Admin. (2013, May 18).
Difference Between Humanities and Social Sciences
.
Differencebetween.com. Retrieved December 12, 2021, from
https://www.differencebetween.com/difference-between-humanities-and-vs-social-
sciences/.
Wahl, K. (2018). Purity and Parity: The White Dress of the Suffrage Movement in Early
Twentieth-Century Britain. In J. Faiers & M.W. Bulgarella (Eds.). Colors in Fashion (pp.
21–34). London: Bloomsbury Academic. Retrieved November 28, 2021, from
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Elizabeth Yang. (2019). Ensuring Access to the Ballot Box.
Insights on Law & Society, 20
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Moore, W.V. (2021). Voting Rights Act Moore, W. V. (2021). Voting Rights Act of 1965. Salem
Press Encyclopedia. Of 1965.
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