#10 "The iPhone 6's Weird Affair of the Heart"

           The iPhone 6 went on sale on Friday, September 19^th of 2014. The massive, worldwide launch of the product not only was joyful for some people, but also a devastating event. While some were successfully able to buy their precious, new phone, others had to face a tragedy. In Sydney, Australia, a few people had to face the hardship of not attaining their gadgets and continuously wait until the arrival of more iPhones. The flagship store in 5^th Avenue in New York City was packed and the waiting line outside was enormous. All these people, whether in American or elsewhere, were waiting for a long time (even nights) to but a single thing: the iPhone 6.

           Mary Elizabeth Williams, author of the article, disagrees with the people who waited outside for the phone. Although it is a new phone, she expresses her ridiculousness by saying, “But waiting for hours to pay full price for something? That doesn’t even make sense”. She believes that is a waste of time and effort, since one could easily purchase the phone at a local mall or order it to their house. However, she explains the patters of these people, who spend their time waiting outside of stores, by informing the readers how these people feel by joining the massive line, they’ve joined a club. Because she disagrees with such actions, she provides an explainable reason behind her opinion. She believes that it is because the new iPhone not only does not appeal to females, but also because men are usually more attracted on waiting in line for something “special”, in terms of gadgets and technology. To support her passage and prove that this particular event was not really fun, she provides evidences from different news and anecdotes about this day. Her overall tone is very casual and conversational even. She is very humorous, expressing her points in very witty saying such as, “My ovaries, meanwhile, render me incapable of the tenacity, determination and no doubt stealth peeing skill needed to pull off a wait of great duration to obtain one”. She clearly states her point of view and wraps her article by saying, “But the heart wants what it wants, and it wants to suffer a little — or to pay somebody else to suffer. It wants cold and sleep deprivation. It wants, for one day, an experience — one that takes place in the real world, surrounded by other humans,”, meaning that despite its foolishness and inconvenience, people end up doing what they want to do.

http://www.salon.com/2014/09/19/the_iphone_6s_weird_affair_of_the_heart/