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FAIR TRADE AND HEALTH IN THE CLOTHES AND FOOD INDUSTRY. PROJECT IDEAS.

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READING.  Why Is Junk Food Cheaper?   Junk food is often cheaper than fresh and healthy food for several economic reasons. First, it is usually produced on a large industrial scale. Big food companies use machines, standardized recipes, and mass production systems that reduce costs. When millions of identical products are made in factories, the cost per unit becomes very low. This is called “economies of scale.” Second, junk food often contains inexpensive ingredients. Many processed foods are made from corn, wheat, soy, sugar, and palm oil. In some countries, governments subsidize crops like corn and sugar, which makes them even cheaper. These ingredients are used to produce syrups, refined flours, and fats that form the base of many snacks and fast food meals. Another reason is shelf life. Junk food is designed to last a long time without going bad. It contains preservatives and additives that prevent spoilage. Fresh fruits, vegetables, meat, and fish spoil quickly, which me...
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FILM . FROM TIME TO TIME.

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    A thirteen-year-old boy realizes that he can travel through time and begins an adventure that unlocks family secrets laid buried for generations.    Directed by: Julian Fellowes Starring: Maggie Smith, Timothy Spall, Hugh Bonneville, Dominic West, Alex Etel, Douglas Booth, Carice van Houten, Harriet Walter    
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    "Larry James (Richard Briers) is an 80-year-old elderly man who lives happily with his wife Jeannie (Jean Heywood). One day, Larry has an accident by falling down the stairs and injuring his leg. Soon after he has been released from hospital, Jeannie begins to suffer from Alzheimer's disease and completely forgets who Larry is. Once she has been taken to care, Larry goes to live with his family; his son Oliver (Kevin Whately), his daughter-in-law Sandy (Sinéad Cusack) and his granddaughter Millie (Hannah Daniels). But whilst Larry and Oliver are spending time together, things start to take a turn for the worse in their father and son relationship."  
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Good Night Mr Tom

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    The aggressive behaviour of an ageing man changes drastically in the company of a young evacuee from London he came across during World War II.  
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Mr Morgan's last love. Film

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  Matthew, an elderly widower who lives in Paris and speaks little French, gets close to Pauline, a beautiful dance instructor half his age. However, his grown-up children object to their relationship.      
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The Ron Clark Story

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    A restless but gifted young teacher leaves his home in North Carolina to seek adventure and a job in the bright lights and tough schools of New York City. Will he make the difference he dreams of ?    
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SOCIAL ANIMATION AND TOURISM.

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     OVERTOURISM.    Being a tourist and wandering around the sites of old villages is great, but is it such a thrill for the locals? Villagers living in the area of 'Old Holland' near Amsterdam have had enough of visitors and tour guides with megaphones disturbing their peace. They have teamed up with tour companies to create rules of conduct for tourists. These include not photographing residents without asking, not going into their gardens and not dropping litter. The rules are an attempt to deal with the growing popularity of the area. Tourism is booming and will rise by 50 per cent in the next decade. Old Holland is idyllic and matches our image of Holland from a past age. There are many windmills and locals live in traditional wooden houses. A local resident told Holland's Het Parool newspaper that the village of Zaanse Schans is like an open-air museum. He said: "One resident…opened his curtains in the morning and looked into the ...
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