Which of the following stories would most likely include the theme "an
individual's inner struggle against him or herself"?

A. Two people from different cultures fall in love and are able to open
the minds of their respective family members.
B. After many years of separation, family members come together
upon the death of the beloved matriarch.
C. A gifted general leads his army against an enemy nation and finds
victory despite losses.
D. A young wizard must decide if he will use his powers for good or
give in to the evil influences of his past.

Match the definition to the word for a better understanding of the paragraph. 1 money does not buy happiness or security. 2john ringling, one of the five brothers of the ringling brothers circus, started out in 1884 with a trained horse and a performing bear. 3for over forty years, he worked hard at the family enterprise, bought up smaller circuses, and imported new acts. 4in the 1920s, he was rated as one of the world's wealthiest men and owned every sizable circus in the country. 5over 5,000 people were on his payroll, and over 240 railroad cars were in his retinue each time the circus moved. 6at the time of his death, however, he was a nervous, unhappy man; he was also bankrupt and beset by lawsuits. 7his carefully built circus empire passed into alien hands. 8all those years of work had turned to dust. 1. business organization alien 2. group beset 3. without funds to pay debts retinue 4. troubled or harassed enterprise 5. strange; belonging to another person, place, country, or thing bankrupt