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IntroI.Can you name a product that can help you stop smoking, improve memory and stick anote AND make give you that fresh clean feeling? If you guessed gum-

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II.Many of you chew pen caps, pencils, fingernails but gum is one of the most popular objects to chew on and this practice dates all the way back to ancient Greeks andMayans.III.In doing my research I learned that ordinary chewing gum actually has a rich andremarkable history which I would like to share with you.IV.Today I would like to inform you about gum and how it was chewed in ancient times,the commercialization of bubble gum, innovations in chewing gum and finallymodern gum today.

BodyI.Gum has its origons in the ancient worldA.Ancient Greeks chewed dried resin from the mastic tree, which they calledmastiche. (About.Com)B.Aztecs also got their gum from scraping a tree, this they called chickle.(PageWize Inc.)

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Transition: Nothing really changed in the world of gum for almost one thousand yearslater.II.The Commercialization of GumA.Until the early 1800’s gum was flavorless and was mainly just something youchewed on between meals. (Stern)B.In 1814 this was the first time sugar was added to gum1.After the addition of sugar to chickle ,many new forms came about, and manycompanies began selling their own chickle variants (Wisniewski)a.Dentyne was originally a dental gum.C.Pepsin was a stomach soothing gum. (Page Wize Inc.)a.There was a clove gum to rid your mouth of alcohol flavor b.Wrigleys gum became the first company to patent gums with mint andfruit extracts. (About)D.John Adams was the first to add rubber to the chickle which created bubble gum.(Page Wize Inc.) (About)

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Gum has always been popular with humans but after its commercialization the process of making chickle is lost to the ages (Wisniewski)III.Modern gumA.The army has been giving soldiers gum since the beginning of WWI because itreduces stress and improves concentration. (Dawes)B.Nowadays our consumption of gum is a 19 billion dollar industry.C.There are now gums to make you quit smoking, weight loss gum, most however just freshens your breath.