Essays / "Life Of Galileo"; Conflict is an Essential Ingredient for Social Progress [2]

Hi guys, I have an english test about encountering conflict based on the book "Life Of Galileo" in 2 days. I find it quite hard to explore ideas about conflict because of the fact that "LOG" is too complicated with too many in-depth characters. I am thinking of writing a creative piece on whatever the prompt will be on that day with a letter Galileo is writing to whoever. Or an interview. However, I have never written creative pieces and have been writing the ol' boring expository piece since forever. Any tips? Any website that I can go as a study guide of the conflicts in the book? I always suck at english :( So i just want to prepare something just to pass, thats it.

These are some practice prompts I need to crack:

Conflict is an Essential Ingredient for Social Progress. (this is my homework tonight and obviously I am stuck on as well)
Conflicts challenge individuals to discover their strengths and personal flaws
Who we are is truly tested and proven when we encounter conflict
Some conflicts are unavoidable
At the heart of conflict is fear
Conflict can make us better people
Progress is often a result of conflict
Oppression will always lead to conflict