Return to Defining Problems Problematic Definitions
See Argument FOR call to prayer
Group Exercise
"Something is (is not) a ____ because it has (does not have) features A, B, and C."
Using the above as a model, spend about ten minutes thinking about how those in favor of the noise ordinance amendment might construct a definition argument. If you have specific examples from the articles in mind, use those (articles are listed below). For those in favor of the amendment, would it be more persuasive to define the broadcasts as "not noise" or as something else (i.e. by the same or different criteria that those against the amendment use)?
AT THE END OF TEN MINUTES, EACH GROUP SHOULD USE THE COMMENT FUNCTION TO WRITE THEIR DEFINITION.
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2004/04/20/national/main612805.shtml)
http://www.clickondetroit.com/news/3026297/detail.html)
http://www.clickondetroit.com/news/3550663/detail.html)
Comments (6)
Aziz said
at 12:12 pm on Feb 24, 2012
Munther Saleh and Aziz Alshohati
The call to prayer is not noise because it is intelligable to part of that community and it is expressing freedom of religon. If it is intelligable to part of the community, it cant be considered as noise. Also, freedom of religon lets them express their religon as long as it does not affect others. It does not affect others because noise does not have meaning and call to prayer does.
Jeremy Radke said
at 12:12 pm on Feb 24, 2012
The call to prayer broadcast is not a disruption of the Hamtramck noise ordinance because our first amendment of freedom of speech.
The call to prayer broadcast would be more accepted if reasonable times were established for the prayers. If other churches are allowed to ring their bells at set reasonable times then why cant the Islamic prayer be broadcasted?
moshe.alishayev said
at 12:13 pm on Feb 24, 2012
Moshe Alishayev
Antonio Alkasmikha
Chris Shallal
Bhavdeep Singh
Monika Pathak
Its not noise because it prayer at a meditative state of mind. "Just because you dont understand it doesnt mean it doesnt have a meaning." Chris
Jacqueline Humphrey said
at 12:13 pm on Feb 24, 2012
Jacqueline Humphrey
Bianca Hunt
Kya Wallton
The call to prayer is not consider noise but yet a chant because a) its music
Justin Jordan said
at 12:13 pm on Feb 24, 2012
The Broadcast is not noise because its beneficial to other people to relate. It brings more people together as a unity.
Justin Jordan
serena Weatherspoon
Nafis Ahmed said
at 2:21 pm on Feb 24, 2012
The call to prayer doesn't violate the rules because it kind of similar to ringing bell in churches. Also I think according to 1st amendment it fall under freedom of speech. Plus it not directly causing any harm to any one.
Nafis Ahmed
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