Some scholars argue Plato drew upon memories of past events such as the Thera eruption or the Trojan War, while others insist that he took inspiration from contemporary events like the destruction of Helike in 373 BC or the failed Athenian invasion of Sicily in 415 – 413 BC.

Some historians may place Aztlán in Nayarit or the Caribbean while other historians entirely disagree, and make a distinction between legend and the contemporary socio-political ideology.

Some contemporary philosophers and scientists ( e. g. David Deutsch in The Fabric of Reality ) employ virtual reality in various thought experiments.

Some researchers consider that contemporary Russia is not a true democracy and instead resembles a form of dictatorship.

* Some contemporary deists believe ( with the classical deists ) that God has created the universe perfectly, so no amount of supplication, request, or begging can change the fundamental nature of the universe.

Some researchers have taken up speculative views, such as Jerzy Strzelczyk, who assumed that in the light of contemporary concepts and habits of marriage of that time ( when as a rule marriages were contracted with teenage girls ) is assumed that Dobrawa had passed her early youth, so, it's probable that she was in her late teens or twenties.

Some contemporary bluegrass bands favor the electric bass, because it is easier to transport than the large and somewhat fragile upright bass.

Some of the most influential contemporary classical double bass players are known as much for their contributions to pedagogy as for their performing skills, such as US bassist Oscar G. Zimmerman ( 1910 – 1987 ), known for his teaching at the Eastman School of Music and, for 44 summers at the Interlochen National Music Camp in Michigan and French bassist François Rabbath ( b. 1931 ) who developed a new bass method that divided the entire fingerboard into six positions.

Some Essene rituals, such as daily immersion in the mikveh, coincide with contemporary Hasidic practices ; some historians had also suggested, that name " Essene " is a Hellenized form of the word " Hasidim " or " Hasid " (" pious ones ").

Some letters do not provide any information about contemporary English pronunciation.

Some ancient sources, such as Hippolytus, and some modern scholars consider that the epistle " from Laodicea " was never a lost epistle, but simply Paul recycling one of his other letters ( the most common candidate is the contemporary Letter to the Ephesians ), just as he asks for the copying and forwarding of the Letter to Colossians to Laodicea.

Some contemporary supporters even suggested connections between the " degenerate " man-creatures portrayed in The Time Machine and Wells's eugenic beliefs.

Some contemporary scholarship, however, discounts this approach, instead considering " an authentic Hamlet an unrealisable ideal.

Some contemporary texts still describe Ebbinghaus as a philosopher rather than a psychologist and he had also spent his life as a professor of philosophy.

Some modern churches include within hymnody the traditional hymn ( usually describing God ), contemporary worship music ( often directed to God ) and gospel music ( expressions of one's personal experience of God ).

Some contemporary players of these modern electric harps, especially solid body and minimalist design instruments, have been able to add the advantage of movement on stage into their musical performance.

Some contemporary Theravadin figures have thus indicated a sympathetic stance toward the Mahayana philosophy found in the Heart Sutra and the Fundamental Stanzas on the Middle Way.

Some contemporary Islamists have succeeded in replacing the greater jihad, the fight against desires, with the lesser jihad, the holy war to establish, defend and extend the Islamic state.

Some philosophers used to contend that positivism was the theory that there is " no necessary connection " between law and morality ; but influential contemporary positivists, including Joseph Raz, John Gardner, and Leslie Green, reject that view.

Some contemporary chroniclers suggested that in January Philip II of France had been charged with deposing John on behalf of the papacy, although it appears that Innocent merely prepared secret letters in case Innocent needed to claim the credit if Philip did successfully invade England.

Some other contemporary artists use mirrors as the material of art:

Some contemporary scholars contend this concept means healing from illness.

Some contemporary communist parties continue to regard Marxism – Leninism as their basic ideology, although some have modified it to adapt to new and local political circumstances.

Some claims of continuity between contemporary paganism and older forms of paganism have been shown to be spurious, or outright false, as in the case of Iolo Morganwg's Druid's Prayer.

Supporters of this view believe that “ to a hypothetical outside reader, presents Christianity as enlightened, harmless, even beneficent .” Some believe that through this work, Luke intended to show the Roman Empire that the root of Christianity is within Judaism so that the Christians “ may receive the same freedom to practice their faith that the Roman Empire afforded the Jews .” Those who support the view of Luke ’ s work as political apology generally draw evidence from the facts that Christians are found innocent of committing any political crime ( Acts 25: 25 ; 19: 37 ; 19: 40 ) and that Roman officials ’ views towards Christians are generally positive.

Some thinkers draw distinctions between different varieties of epiphenomenalism.

Some of Pope Gregory the Great ’ s letters survive that relate to the mission of St. Augustine to Kent in 597 ; these letters provide information about the mission specifically, but also can be used to draw conclusions about the state of Kent and its relationships with its neighbours.

Some plants have pest repelling properties or draw beneficial insects to the garden.

Some lottery players will choose the same numbers every time, or intentionally change their numbers, but both are equally likely to win any individual lottery draw.

Some hydropower systems such as water wheels can draw power from the flow of a body of water without necessarily changing its height.

Some other parties claim to be universal in nature, but tend to draw support from particular sections of the population.

Some speculate that his reason for giving disinformation was in order to draw the U. S. into an attack on Iraq, which al Qaeda believes will lead to a global jihad.

Some wish to draw the conclusion from this that John left Judea between the years 52 and 55.

Some casinos automatically call the ball draw at preset timed intervals regardless of whether or not players are waiting to place a wager.

Some groups focus solely on one cultural tradition, while others draw from several.

Some pagans also draw inspiration from modern traditions, including Christianity, Buddhism and others, creating syncretisms like " Christian Witchcraft " or " Buddheo-Paganism ".

Some writers on English grammar employ the term subjective case instead of nominative to draw attention to the differences between the " standard " generic nominative and the way it is used in English.

Some quilters draw the quilting design on the quilt top before stitching, while others prefer to stitch " freehand.

Some view this development as a rising new idea in the industry of reruns as an increasingly major revenue source in themselves instead of the standard business model as a draw for audiences for advertising.

Some films draw a direct contrast between the silent film era and the era of talkies.

Some historians and writers ( like German Dietrich Schwanitz ) draw parallels between Stalinism and the economic policy of Tsar Peter the Great, although Schwanitz in particular views Stalin as " a monstrous reincarnation " of him.

Some poets are closely associated with the vocal delivery style found in hip-hop music and draw heavily on the tradition of dub poetry, a rhythmic and politicized genre belonging to black and particularly West Indian culture.

Some in the party began to scout for such an alternative, and Harding's name arose, despite his reluctance, due to his unique ability to draw vital Ohio votes.

Some images are motivated by the biography of the person depicted, but some designs just draw their motif from the poet's name ( thus, Dietmar is shown riding a mule, since his name can be interpreted as meaning people's horse ), while others draw on imagery from their lyrics ( Walther von der Vogelweide is shown in a thoughtful pose which exactly matches the description of himself in one of his most famous songs ).

Some Tennessee whiskey producers point to their use of the Lincoln County Process, a charcoal-filtering process, to draw a distinction between Tennessee whiskey and bourbon.

Some of Wren's youthful exercises preserved or recorded ( though few are datable ) showed that he received a thorough grounding in Latin and also learned to draw.

Some game wardens have made use of robotic decoy animals placed in high visibility areas to draw out poachers for arrest after the " animals " get shot.