Anatomy of a Nation
"Anatomy of a Nation." In this brief essay, I will identify the components of a nation and how they are analogous to the human body. The essay will attempt to personify the working mechanics of a functional nation or empire into a conceptual human body. Nation or empire can be used interchangeably as the range of the political scope is irrelevant, so long as they are still recognized as a single polity. Doing so will provide a vivid diagram of how one might perceive the nation they live in as a functioning human body. This essay might clarify the relationship between each moving and functioning part of a body politic. I shall endeavor to do so succinctly and without an overabundance of abstruse language. To begin, the face of the nation is the first thing that people see when they look at a person. In a nation, this is represented by her political leaders and functionaries. The face of the empire may smile, snarl, or cring...