What's the distinction between the first and first?

first - ex. I won first place in the race. (You wouldn't use the word "the"  because it is unnecessary in the sentence)

the first - ex. My brother was the first person in the group chat.

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martians or other types of aliens represent a unique fear as opposed to zombies. vampires and other types of monsters.   in most sci-fi stories, aliens come from other worlds and have different or more advanced technology.   abductions and experimentation on human bodies that involve these technologies, or the use of these technologies against human beings and the use of unknown "powers", are a type of fear that's different from that of other types of monsters.  

the answer is   c the cold war