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Brandon Cavazos

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  • Writings
  • Academic ESSAYS
    • Stanford
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Writings (Library)

Full list of everything (PCC, Stanford, Creative, etc.) 


Read Film Essay

A Twilight Marriage of Fear and Imagination (Film 142 – March 2023)

Memorandum on Democracy, Philosophy, and Human Flourishing (Philosophy 118 – March 2023)

I Want to Try: A Kerfuffle with Breast Cancer (PDV 105W: What Matters Most – Nov 2022)

 A critical-personal essay on The Twilight Zone, fear of the unknown, and Rod Serling’s use of science fiction to explore politics, paranoia, and human nature. Includes recognition of Jerome Bixby’s influence. 

Read Profile Research Essay

I Want to Try: A Kerfuffle with Breast Cancer (PDV 105W: What Matters Most – Nov 2022)

Memorandum on Democracy, Philosophy, and Human Flourishing (Philosophy 118 – March 2023)

I Want to Try: A Kerfuffle with Breast Cancer (PDV 105W: What Matters Most – Nov 2022)

  An interview profile of Gayanne Stanley, exploring her journey with breast cancer, resilience, and the role of affirmation, literature, and science in survival.

Read Film & Philosophy Essay

Memorandum on Democracy, Philosophy, and Human Flourishing (Philosophy 118 – March 2023)

Memorandum on Democracy, Philosophy, and Human Flourishing (Philosophy 118 – March 2023)

Memorandum on Democracy, Philosophy, and Human Flourishing (Philosophy 118 – March 2023)

 A philosophical synthesis weaving Aristotle, Cicero, Kierkegaard, Nietzsche, Heidegger, and McKenna into a meditation on democracy, creativity, and the accelerated future.

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The “Brutal Mirror” in Spanish and Mexican Cinema (CINE 007 – JAN 2024)

Turning Point: Divine Command Theory vs. Contractualism (ETHICS 003 – jan 2024

Memorandum on Democracy, Philosophy, and Human Flourishing (Philosophy 118 – March 2023)

 A critical analysis of Buñuel’s Viridiana and Spanish cinema under Franco, exploring censorship, gender, and surrealism.

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Critical Lens: Holes (English 1b – DEC 2024)

Turning Point: Divine Command Theory vs. Contractualism (ETHICS 003 – jan 2024

Turning Point: Divine Command Theory vs. Contractualism (ETHICS 003 – jan 2024

 An analysis of Hiroko Oyamada’s The Hole, examining the surreal everyday, alienation, and the uncanny through a critical lens of justice, fate, and societal expectation. 

Read Literary Analysis

Turning Point: Divine Command Theory vs. Contractualism (ETHICS 003 – jan 2024

Turning Point: Divine Command Theory vs. Contractualism (ETHICS 003 – jan 2024

Turning Point: Divine Command Theory vs. Contractualism (ETHICS 003 – jan 2024

 A personal-philosophical essay linking lived experience to moral theory, from Divine Command Theory to Contractualism.

Read Ethics Essay

3 Astute Individuals (Ethics 003 – jan 2024)

Inherited Implosion: Populism from Nixon to Trump (Political Science – oct 2024)

Master’s Desire (English 1b – Creative/Analytical Fusion – sep 2024)

 A dialogic essay contrasting Kantian duty, Utilitarianism, and existential suffering through biblical narratives.

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Master’s Desire (English 1b – Creative/Analytical Fusion – sep 2024)

Inherited Implosion: Populism from Nixon to Trump (Political Science – oct 2024)

Master’s Desire (English 1b – Creative/Analytical Fusion – sep 2024)

 A surreal, imaginative narrative that blends creative writing with existential themes.

Read Creative Essay

Inherited Implosion: Populism from Nixon to Trump (Political Science – oct 2024)

Inherited Implosion: Populism from Nixon to Trump (Political Science – oct 2024)

Inherited Implosion: Populism from Nixon to Trump (Political Science – oct 2024)

 A political analysis tracing Trump’s populism to Nixon and Reagan, with voting theory framework.

Read Political Analysis

Lawmaking & the Inflation Reduction Act (Political Science – nov 2024)

The Supreme Court and Civil Rights: Dobbs v. Jackson (Political Science – dec 2024)

Inherited Implosion: Populism from Nixon to Trump (Political Science – oct 2024)

 Short and long essays on congressional lawmaking, committees, and presidential foreign policy.

Read PoliSci Exam

The Supreme Court and Civil Rights: Dobbs v. Jackson (Political Science – dec 2024)

The Supreme Court and Civil Rights: Dobbs v. Jackson (Political Science – dec 2024)

The Supreme Court and Civil Rights: Dobbs v. Jackson (Political Science – dec 2024)

 A constitutional law analysis of Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, reproductive rights, and federalism.

Read Legal Analysis

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