Main Street Mall enters into a contract that states that Abby's Clothing Shop will open in the high traffic area in the front of the mall. Their contract states that Abby's Clothing Shop will pay rent to Main Street Mall every month and will stay in the mall for at least five years with an option to renew after five years. Mark owns Mark's Coffee Shop and he is happy about this new arrangement because his coffee shop will be next door to Abby's Clothing Shop. Mark looks forward to more customer traffic in his shop because Abby's

Juanita and sam attend a beach party and notice that the local beach appears to have a great deal more trash washed up on shore than it did when they were young. the water doesn't appear nearly as clear, and there seems to be less evidence of small water creatures living in the shallows. an afternoon at the local library convinces them that one major cause is the new factory nearby. after some discussion, they decide their next step should be identifying the cause of the changes identifying the problem picketing the guilty factory lobbying their elected representatives to complain about the problem talking to a local environmental group about solutions