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a story about my fascination with asl

On a recent trip to the beach in Wildwood, NJ I found that the place where I usually play my favorite boardwalk game call Fascination, was closed most of the week I was there. Luckily though another place called Flipper's Fascination was open.

The first time I saw the game Fascination played on the boardwalk when I was on vacation I was in my early teens. I thought to myself, "boy those people need to get a life", it seemed odd people were fascinated by rolling balls to light five lights in a row.

Celebrities rush to Kabbalah like the elderly to Friday night bingo tables. But what is Kabbalah -- and what's behind this fascination?

Music, painting, and sculpture have used found objects for almost a hundred years. Thanks to technology, found paper objects now have their day.

Recently shows have been picking up on Second Life, using it in plot lines and more, but the question remains - Why?

Everybody at ESPN raves about Barry Melrose's hair. I don't understand why everybody likes his greasy gray hair.

I like to think of myself as a good mother. My husband refers to me as 'uber-mother', and I'm never really certain whether that's a compliment, or an unfinished insult.

Why do so many people like the game "Guitar Hero"? If they want to play the guitar so badly then get a real guitar.

Imagine a Tsunami crashing ashore in Sri Lanka, instantly millions of people are fixated on TV screens around the world...

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In recent years, Western Civilization has become increasingly obsessed with dead celebrities. Now there are many websites that fuel that guilty pleasure. Welcome to the cult of dead celebrity.

What is it that interests us so much about these people?

Why do people blog? Why do you blog?

It can be tough to be morally superior and still have that desire to watch others suffer.

From times of old, vampires have walked among us. Their legend has fascinated and horrified countless generations, crossing oceans, and becoming fully formed in modern society.

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A history of the Ouija Board.

Everyone has taken advantage of a young child's fascination with the flickering TV screen to keep even a very young baby entertained for a few moments peace and quiet. Are there dangers in allowing children of toddler age and younger to watch unlimited , TV?

Have you ever marveled at America's fascination with bad guys? Our popular history is not filled with Ghandis and Mother Theresas, it is populated by Billy The Kid and Jesse James and Pretty Boy Floyd.

What's with this fascination Americans have with owning guns? To people from other countries, where buying a gun is a big deal and requires a plethora of permissions, this is truly baffling.

For as long as humans existed, twins and multiple births have always been a thing of fascination, especially to those who haven't had experience with the phenomena.

Kerry Wood and Mark Prior have been the object of fascination and frustration for Cubs fans since their respective arrivals into the Big Leagues.

The combination of America's fascination with celebrities and the fact that many American's are overweight have many wondering what kind of diet their favorite celebrity is using.

How America's fascination with celebrity misbehavior and media frenzy has encompassed and disrespected the eventuality of death.

Even in an age of cheap airline travel, the public fascination with the sea liner Titanic seems never-ending, even though it's approaching the 95th anniversary of the day when the "unsinkable" ship hit the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean.

It's easy to understand the initial fascination with emperor penguins, they look essentially like little bird-people. But a closer look at the impressive sea-bird reveals even deeper similarities to our own lives and emotions.

Many of my friends think my fascination with murderers and rapists is gory, sick and unnatural, but I say, thank goodness for people like me. Why? For the following reasons:

Given my fascination with fabric crafting, I've decided to share some of the cool tricks I've learned with everyone else. This one is really quick - about 30 minutes in all - and results in a 3-fold interlocking butterfly card that works beautifully for gift-giving.

The truth is that the devil is actually the size of a small dog when it is full grown.

The sociopathic character has been appearing in movies for many years, and this trend reflects a burgeoning public awareness of and fascination with murder, violence and crime.

When my daughter visits her grandma once or twice a year, she spends hours playing with her aunt's doll house from the 90s. Because of her fascination with it, her daddy and I gave her a toddler doll house for her second birthday - the Fisher-Price My First Dollhouse.

Celebrity hook - ups are a regular tabloid favorite. For the longest time, people have always had an inexplicable fascination for the latest romantic gossip on their favorite stars.

Magnetism is a wonderful thing. We often hear that someone "has a magnetic personality", or that they are "full of magnetism", even that opposites attract "like magnets". Why the fascination with magnetism?

From now through August 19, 2007, visitors to New York City can explore the historical fascination people have had throughout the centuries with this cherished metal at the American Museum of Natural History

This article focuses on Terrell Owens' fascination with negative publicity and and the medias willingess to provide it to hime. Over time, i believe this will ultimately lead to the demise of T.O.'s career.

DeLillo's fascination with exploring American culture is no secret, and though he has been criticized for including lists of products and brand names in his novels, these lists are essential to understanding the lives of the characters in White Noise.

If you are one of the millions of NASCAR fans then you may want to extend your NASCAR fascination to your bedroom, or to the décor of your kids' bedrooms.

As a parent, your child's fascination with creepy crawlies will boggle your mind. Before you give in to their pleas for an ant farm, consider helping them build a roly-poly terrarium as an alternative.

Every year millions of families will escape to Cape Cod with their children. But what is really all the fascination with Cape Cod? Well, one thing that many people enjoy including myself is how beautiful the scenery is.

Greek and Roman mythology hold great fascination to society, revealing ancient culture's beliefs and ideologies. Mythologies weave magical accounts of gods, goddesses, giants, monsters, and ordinary humans performing extraordinary acts.

People have always held a great fascination with these gentle flying flowers because of their magnificent beauty. The springtime is a perfect time to catch these dazzling creatures fluttering through the sky or just resting on a lovely flower.

I've always had a fascination with lighthouses, maybe because of my love for the ocean.

In the poem, The Song of Wandering Aengus, one can clearly see Yeats's fascination with the occult as a way of incorporating classic pagan and Celtic myths as a means of creating an alternative reality for his own nationalistic intentions.

Lester Burnham, aged forty-two years, underage love fascination named Angela Hayes. Humbert Humber, estimated age forty-five years, underage love fixation named Dolores Haze.

What is America's obsession with reality TV? Why do millions of people spend thousands of hours each week, watching ordinary people try to get a job, try to get a date or try to sing instead of actually living their own lives?

The forty-inch vert, and teenagers' fascination with it, created a plethora of training devices and gimmicks aimed at improving an athlete's vertical jump. There is no magic formula or device to provide immediate gratification to those seeking rare air.

Americans seem to love to be afraid. We love roller coasters and horror movies. We make gods out of Stephen King, Jason Voorhees and Freddy Krueger. Adult diaper sales are at an all time high.

Since ancient times, mankind has held an unquenchable fascination for dragons. It seems that every culture has its own legends concerning these mystical creatures.