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Personal Hygiene
I. Have you ever sat down on a bus, train or even in a class room and all of the sudden inhaled a scent that nearly makes you throw up? At first you look to see if there is a dead animal somewhere near you. Then you nonchalantly act as if you are scratching the back of your head and you give your underarms a whiff. Once you have eliminated those options you look to your left and realize it’s the person sitting beside.
II. I cannot even count how many times this has happen to me.
III. Today I am going to talk to you about the importance of personal hygiene, a topic that affects every single person throughout the world.
IV. This fact shows how important personal hygiene is to the everyday person. We live in a society that tells us that brushing your teach and bathing on a daily basis is the standard or a must for all people. One obvious reason is that an intense oral or body odor is disgusting.
V. Through my research of journal articles as well as internet sources I will to touch upon a brief history of hygiene as well as its social and medical significances.

Body I History

I. Personal hygiene was not something that was practiced since the dawn of the human race. It is safe to say that early humans probably did not bathe on a regular basis because they were more focused on hunting and gathering food.
II. People with time to do so began to cut their hair and wear makeup signifying the birth of modern day hygiene rituals.
III. In the Middle Ages in Europe, bathing was only done on special occasions. With population increases and the increase in disease, people found personal hygiene a polite and necessary action.

Now that we have covered a brief history of hygiene let’s move on to how hygiene affects us socially.

Body II
I. In today's society, hygiene is a top concern. With so many people living and working together in close quarters in our cities and suburbs, it is considered rude to have poor hygiene.
II. From being taught as children to

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