Question

1 indv (e)
mr. james is stuck. he tried to drive his car through a giant pit of mud in the construction zone. in order to get out, he is going to have to call a tow truck.

1 indv (e)
george is out in washington, d.c. he has gathered a group of friends from his community, church, and school to protest against the newest law passed by congress. he and his friends march in front of the capitol building in hopes that the law will be revoked (taken away).

(1) e
millie’s teacher expects her to come in during paws. she would rather go to the library. millie doesn’t want to disappoint her teacher and she doesn’t want to miss out on time in the library. can you say dilemma?

(1) e
marvin can’t find his baseball cards anywhere. marvin begins looking through gilbert’s bureau and finds the cards. this is the last time marvin’s little brother steals marvin’s stuff. determined to teach gilbert a lesson, marvin walks up to gilbert and pinches gilbert in the ear.

internal vs. external conflict

you choose

part 1: decide whether the conflicts in the chart below are external or external. if a particular conflict is external, then decide if it is individual vs. individual, individual vs. self, individual vs. nature, or individual vs. society. write this answer in the same box where you wrote internal/external.

internal or external	conflict
	in the hallway at school, you get angry at a friend and you push her into a group of other students who are talking. she pushes you back and you find yourself in a fight.
	you are planting a garden for your mother for mother’s day when it starts to rain. it’s impossible to work outside, but mother’s day is tomorrow and you are nowhere near done.
	you are overloaded with homework. you know your teacher won’t give you an extension, so you quickly complete your work in order to get a c. when the teacher returns your paper, you are extremely disappointed that you didn’t spend a lot of time on your work.

Explanation:

First Conflict (Friend's party, family outing, cousin's movie)

This is an external conflict as it involves the individual (you) facing competing demands from others (friend, mother, cousin). It's individual vs. others (multiple individuals/society - like family and social commitments), so external (individual vs. society/individuals).

This is an external conflict between two individuals (you and your friend) engaging in a physical altercation. So it's individual vs. individual, external.

This is an external conflict where the individual (you) is facing a challenge from nature (rain) that disrupts the gardening task. So it's individual vs. nature, external.

Answer:

External (Individual vs. Society/Individuals)

Second Conflict (Fight in hallway)