By Aleksey Bashtavenko Academic Composition The connection between Robert Putnam’s thesis on the impact of technology and the phenomenon of Hikkikomori in Japan provides insight into the potential future implications for American society, particularly for the younger generation. Putnam’s thesis, as discussed in his book “Bowling Alone,” suggests […]
By Aleksey Bashtavenko Academic Composition Once upon a time, in the early 1970s, there was a young Vietnamese emigre named Huy who set foot on the shores of the United States. Huy was a conflicted soul, torn between his resentment towards the American invasion of his homeland […]
By Aleksey Bashtavenko Academic Composition In the quaint town of Villa Perdida, nestled in the heart of Andalusia, there lived a man named Angel. It was the year 1590, during the height of the Eighty Years’ War between Spain and Holland. Angel found himself working as a […]
By Aleksey Bashtavenko Academic Composition In the quaint town of Villa Perdida, nestled in the heart of Andalusia, there lived a man named Angel. With his rotund figure, glasses perched on his nose, and a voice that carried the weight of centuries, Angel was a peculiar figure. He […]
In the quaint town of Villa Perdida, nestled in the heart of Andalusia, there lived a man named Angel. With his rotund figure, glasses perched on his nose, and a voice that carried the weight of centuries, Angel was a peculiar figure. He was, in fact, an immortal […]
By Aleksey Bashtavenko Academic Composition Max Weber’s concept of the Protestant Ethic, particularly the Calvinist belief in predestination, provides a framework for understanding how Americans have historically embraced segregation and continue to experience voluntary separation along ethnic lines. While Weber’s analysis primarily focused on the spiritual and economic […]
By Aleksey Bashtavenko Academic Composition Very few students of history have ever heard of William Jennings Bryan, and that shows a lot about why the American identity is in crisis. Americans tend to put practicality over idealism, profits over people, and above all efficiency over values. Today, it […]
By Aleksey Bashtavenko Academic Composition The American mentality is unabashedly elitist. Indeed, mediocrity is anathema to the American way of life. Much of the Americans’ ire toward communism has nothing to do with its tyranny, but with their animus toward equality. John Steinback had it right: Americans see […]
Aleksey Bashtavenko Academic Composition The majority of Millennials are overwhelming in favor of a broad variety of “progressive” policies, most of which involve the expansion of government. They are more likely than Generation X to support government policies that penalize people who make seemingly offensive comments, […]
Aleksey Bashtavenko Academic Composition “It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it” Aristotle At Academic Composition, we offer a variety of academic services and it is our mission to support you throughout all of your classes, regardless […]
Aleksey Bashtavenko Academic Composition Thomas Hobbes famously declared that even the worst despot is better than anarchy, this is the antithesis to the ATS position. No true anarchist is a Hobbesian or vice-versa. Yet, the emergence of anarchy entails a de-facto government and that came to light in […]
Aleksey Bashtavenko Academic Comosition This was quite a captivating performance. Regardless of whether you support Brexit or decry it, it’s hard not to identify with the mobilizing passions Nigel Farage appeals to. While it remains an open question whether the UK is better off with the EU or without […]
Aleksey Bashtavenko Academic Composition I have arrived in Mexico last March, at a time when I had previously lived in Denver. The state of Colorado is known for its brutal cold and mercurial weather, where the climate may change nearly a half a dozen times per day. I […]
Robert Stark interviews Aleksey Bashtavenko about Education Aleksey Bashtavenko is the owner and principal writer for Academic Composition Topics include: The History of Education How education was originally reserved for the elites Voltaire’s statement that the masses should be guided and not educated How Senator Horace Mann modeled the American […]
By Aleksey Bashtavenko Academic Composition From Kindergarten to High School, America’s youngsters are taught that education is the key to success in life. The underlying explanation is simple and straight-forward. In order to land a high-paying job, you must be able to think critically and display a good […]
By Aleksey Bashtavenko Academic Composition Republicans and Democrats disagree about the role that the government should play in providing social services. The former insists that it should be smaller and intervene less in the economy. In contradistinction, the latter maintains that the public interest would be better served […]
Aleksey Bashtavenko Academic Composition “However unwilling a person who has a strong opinion may be to admit that his opinion might be false, he ought to be moved by this thought: however true it may be, if it isn’t fully, frequently and fearlessly discussed, it will be […]
Aleksey Bashtavenko Academic Composition I am noticing that this kind of a thing happens only in liberal states. This is where the government is trying to prevent citizens from doing charitable work as a way of creating demand for the inefficient welfare services. The Democratic Party is categorically […]
By Aleksey Bashtavenko AcademicComposition In the Republic, Plato propounded the Philosopher King thesis, where he argued in favor of the following doctrines. (1) The most intellectually capable of individuals should be in charge of governing society. (2) Private property should be abolished. (3) The individual’s role in society […]
By Aleksey Bashtavenko of Academic Composition Toward the end of the USSR’s reign, the nation lost their “people’s artist”, Vladimir Vysotsky. Just a decade earlier, he arrived in Hollywood to deliver a performance, where he soon found a captive audience. Without comprehending a single word, the listeners could not […]
By Aleksey Bashtavenko of Academic Composition “On Liberty” is widely regarded as a classic of political philosophy. Therein, John Stuart Mill argued that there is a fundamental similarity between scientific and political discovery. As Karl Popper evinced, scientific discovery must be falsifiable. In other words, science does not prove […]
By Aleksey Bashtavenko of Academic Composition Politicians, scholars and political pundits are almost unanimous in their belief that their political views are entirely objective. As such, they often maintain that those who disagree with them are either misguided, ignorant, plain obtuse or worse. They are entirely oblivious to […]
By Aleksey Bashtavenko with Academic Composition Dale Carnegie’s “How to Win Friends and Influence People” is widely regarded as one of the best self-help books of the 20th century. Indeed, Carnegie’s work is deservedly known as a modern classic because it is founded on powerful insights about social […]
Nemesis: The Last Days of the American Republic by Chalmers Johnson
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