Kraatz Rhetorical Response

Jeramey Kraatz’s story “The Biography of Blake Stone” depicts a story that many people can relate to, in a sense that many people might have done something kind of like this when they were kids.

Kraatz uses perfect detail in describing the chat room that Blake Stone was apart of. One could almost picture oneself in this online banquet chatting it up with all the wizards and beautiful online ladies. It is unbelievable how much detail he put into the entire essay. Kraatz builds this fine tooth image of “Blake Stone” you can almost see this person cruising down the street in his 2-door BMW smoking a cigarette. This detail in his writing helps readers know exactly what he wanted to be and what he thought the perfect guy was. When someone has this much detail it is hard not to keep reading. It helps the reader easily follow what is going on and flow through different ideas.

Kraatz takes this boring experience and turns it into a perfect example of how this changed his life and how he used to view a perfect guy. The way he described the chat rooms it almost makes me want to jump into this virtual world and cast some magic spells of my own. The moment when he starts making friends and has online girlfriends in the chat rooms really shows how something so innocent can turn so real. It is so intense when Blake and “AzraelAsh1” begin to fight over the one girl. It’s almost a little weird and twisted but he makes it seem like its perfectly normal for something like that to be happening. And when you think things couldn’t get better she chooses the Ash and is going to get married to him. Once he sees the picture of the girl he finally sees her for what she actually is. I think he realizes what he has actually been doing. He is just pretending to be some big show suave man but is actually just a little kid, and she is not the pretty woman he thought she was. Instead she is just an ordinary lady. At this point he understand that none of those people are who he thought they were just like he wasn’t who they thought he was. And he left the banquet room for good.

In this personal essay Kraatz tries to show us that not everything is always what it seems and I also think it is about childhood innocence. He shows through the end of his story that through his experience of trying to become a cool cat that he actually led this woman to believe he was interested in her and wanted a relationship. When in fact he was just a kid and just wanted escape reality and learn how to talk to girls. I can understand how some kids would find their way to chat rooms like this and how it is very relatable. I am sure a lot of kids when AOL first came out went searching on chat rooms for something kind of like this. Unfortunately the only chat room I have been on is for school. So I don’t have any experience in something like this. He tries to deliver this message to try and inform people to be themselves and to not mislead.

In Class: Authority on

-Longboarding

-any kind of music except country

-walking

-Fast and the furious

-meeting new friends

-Wii sports

-pong

-painting pong tables

-firemaking skills

-sitting on a float in the pool

-sleeping in and missing class

-winter fun

Longboarding: one day while relaxing with a bunch of my highschool friends, they descided to depart from the cozy couch and head into the open world and longboard. i had never longboarded before so i was alittle hesitent but they assured me everything was going to be ok. So they handed me and longboard and we were off. Peddling down the street at full speed trying to find a sweet place to cruize. Once halfway down the street they noticed a small buisness parking garage and we went to check it out. Once we got there my friends instant went down the slope heading full speed down the garage but more me it wasn't that easy. After countless minutes of waiting i finally just let go of my fear and went for it. I dont think i will ever forget that first rush i had when i hit the ground 5 seconds after i cleared the slope and was on the basement floor. Even though i fell and was a little banged up, I instantly fell in love and have longboarding every time i have the chance for 3 years.

In Class: Writing as inquiry

As I started to walk to class this beautiful day I soon realized that my perfect day had been shattered by sweet nothing raindrops. As I first hear about this inquiry I have a hunch that writing as inquiry has a lot to do with the conduct of thought and processes of what we all do and think in todays society. Indeed this might sound a little off topic but inquiry is the way everything is and was. I believe that this Writing and Inquiry class will be hard to comprehend for most. The Curious writer book has the most unusual title for every well I don’t know the word for it. Anyways two minutes left writing this blog and still no answer to the real question. This inquiry stuff is a thing of the future and one day I hope to conquer this foe.

First assignment

My name is Jake Gerson, and I am a freshman here at TCU. My major is engineering. I am from Houston, Tx and went to Episcopal high school.

I wanted to come to TCU because I liked the campus and it was somewhat close to home. If I was made chancellor of TCU I really don’t know what I would change. I have only been here for a week now so I don’t know what needs to be changed or could be made better. Maybe just make the cafeteria a little bigger it seems to get quite full during peak hours. I think a good teacher should be able to relate and connect to the students. Good students should do their work.

I took this course because I want to become a better writer, and because it is required. I am mainly a storyteller. I like to write about stories that have happened or make stories up.

I have read and understand the terms of the course syllabus