1. *the tension or problem in the story; a struggle between opposing forces.

2.  Kerrie decides whether or not to run a red light.  Jerry tries to stay on his diet through the holidays.  MAKING A CHOICE

3.  Steven and Mark swim against each other in the quarter finals of the competition.  Sandra fights with her mom about her curfew.  Superman tries to take down Lex Luther.

4.  President Obama works to convince the country to support his health care bill.  Martin Luther King marches for civil rights.

5.  Sir Edmund Hilary climbs Mount Everest.  The firefighters in California battle the wildfires.

6.  Sarah Connor tries to defeat the Terminator.  Jack Bauer tries to disarm the bomb before it goes off.  Mrs. Tremonte fights with her computer to upload her file.

7.  Benjamin Button tries to deal with his reverse aging process.  Bella falls in love with a vampire who can hurt her.