Food chain?
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span>: “<span word="There">There</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="competition">competition</span>, <span word="no">no</span> <span word="matter">matter</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="position">position</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="chain">chain</span> <span word="is">is</span>.”</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p>“<span word="Your">Your</span> <span word="position">position</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="chain">chain</span>” <span word="refers">refers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="social">social</span> <span word="position">position</span>, <span word="either">either</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="office">office</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wider">wider</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="large">large</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="society">society</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="poets">poets</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="example">example</span>.</p><p><span word="Here">Here</span>, <span word="food">food</span> <span word="chain">chain</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="metaphor">metaphor</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="chain">chain</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="descriptive">descriptive</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hierarchical">hierarchical</span> <span word="system">system</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="animals">animals</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="plants">plants</span> <span word="eat">eat</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="eaten">eaten</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="food">food</span>, “<span word="your">your</span> <span word="position">position</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="chain">chain</span>” <span word="also">also</span> <span word="denotes">denotes</span> <span word="whether">whether</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="position">position</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="low">low</span>.</p><p><span word="First">First</span>, <span word="food">food</span> <span word="chain">chain</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="original">original</span> <span word="sense">sense</span>.</p><p><span word="Rabbits">Rabbits</span> <span word="eat">eat</span> <span word="plants">plants</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="therefore">therefore</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="considered">considered</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="higher">higher</span> <span word="position">position</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="plants">plants</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="eat">eat</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="chain">chain</span>. <span word="On">On</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="hand">hand</span>, <span word="rabbits">rabbits</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="hunted">hunted</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="foxes">foxes</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="therefore">therefore</span> <span word="foxes">foxes</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="higher">higher</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="chain">chain</span>.</p><p><span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="simple">simple</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="idea">idea</span>. <span word="Food">Food</span> <span word="chain">chain</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="fact">fact</span>, <span word="involves">involves</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="plants">plants</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="animals">animals</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ecosystem">ecosystem</span>. “<span word="Chain">Chain</span>” <span word="suggests">suggests</span> <span word="it">it</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="unbroken">unbroken</span> <span word="link">link</span>, <span word="meaning">meaning</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="plants">plants</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="animals">animals</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ecosystem">ecosystem</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="whole">whole</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="interdependent">interdependent</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="food">food</span> <span word="chain">chain</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="metaphor">metaphor</span> <span word="points">points</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="particular">particular</span> <span word="position">position</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="social">social</span> <span word="hierarchy">hierarchy</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="animals">animals</span> <span word="higher">higher</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="chain">chain</span> <span word="gets">gets</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="opportunities">opportunities</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="choose">choose</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="food">food</span>, <span word="one">one</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="higher">higher</span> <span word="social">social</span> <span word="position">position</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="allows">allows</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="hands">hands</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="first">first</span> – <span word="in">in</span> <span word="terms">terms</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="fair">fair</span> <span word="share">share</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="resources">resources</span>.</p>
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