Some of the oldest and most widespread stories in the world are stories of adventure such as Homer's The Odyssey.

Some hard science fiction stories use small ( possibly nano-sized ) paired wormholes dedicated to communication by means of a laser which traverses the wormhole.

Some such stories are exaggerations of actual events ; others are completely fictional tales set in a familiar setting, such as the American Old West, or the beginning of the Industrial Revolution.

Some stories say that he placed both Arcas and Callisto into the heavens as bears, forming the Ursa Minor and Ursa Major constellations.

Some of the stories included in Saint Anthony's biography are perpetuated now mostly in paintings, where they give an opportunity for artists to depict their more lurid or bizarre interpretations.

Some early ' skyscrapers ' were made in masonry, and demonstrated the limitations of the material – for example, the Monadnock Building in Chicago ( opened in 1896 ) is masonry and just 17 stories high ; the ground walls are almost thick, clearly building any higher would lead to excessive loss of internal floor space on the lower floors.

Some stories he refers to are the wedding of Peleus and Thetis, the departure of the Argonauts, Theseus and the Minotaur, Ariadne ’ s abandonment, Tereus and Procne, as well as Protesilaus and Laodamia.

Some songs are about history or stories of famous capoeiristas.

Some short stories set in the Anno Dracula universe have also included Carmilla.

Some anthologies of Linebarger's fiction include a chart, with each of his stories inserted into the appropriate slot in the timeline.

Some well known stories include the Yuan Dynasty story Circle of Chalk ( Chinese: 灰闌記 ), the Ming Dynasty story collection Bao Gong An ( Chinese: 包公案 ) and the 18th century Di Gong An ( Chinese: 狄公案 ) story collection.

Some of these stories are whodunits ; in others the criminal is well known, and it is a case of getting enough evidence.

Some of the gadgets ( dōgu ) are based on real Japanese household devices with fanciful twists, but most are completely science fiction ( although some may be based on folklore or religious stories ).

Some fans write fan fiction, stories based on the universe and characters of their chosen fandom.

Some parts of Mikhail Yuryevich Lermontov's A Hero of Our Time ( 1840 ) are also considered to belong in the gothic genre, but they lack the supernatural elements of the other Russian gothic stories.

* Some scholars hold that there has been extensive editorial reshaping of the stories and statements within the Mishnah ( and later, in the Talmud.

Some stories claim the adolescent Matilda took the field in some of these engagements, but no evidence supports this.

Some of the Aztec stories about Moctezuma describe him as being fearful of the Spanish newcomers, and some sources, such as the Florentine codex, comment that the Aztecs believed the Spaniards to be gods and Cortés to be the returned god Quetzalcoatl.

Some scholars have theorized that Smith became familiar with the name " Moroni " through his study of the treasure-hunting stories of Captain William Kidd.

Some regions independently developed a character similar to Nasreddin, and the stories have become part of a larger whole.

Some stories have been written with a proverb overtly as an opening, such as " A stitch in time saves nine " at the beginning of " Kitty's Class Day ", one of Louisa May Alcott's Proverb Stories.

Some of these books, such as The Number of the Beast and The Cat Who Walks Through Walls, start out as tightly constructed adventure stories, but transform into philosophical fantasias at the end.

Some religious organizations and practitioners believe that some or all of their traditional stories are not only sacred and " true ", but also historically accurate and divinely revealed, and that calling such stories " myths " disrespects their special status.

Some of the most notable feminist science fiction works have illustrated these themes using utopias to explore a society in which gender differences or gender power imbalances do not exist, or dystopias to explore worlds in which gender inequalities are intensified, thus asserting a need for feminist work to continue.

Some designers explore ideas using pencil and paper.

Some radical feminists are explicitly avowed Marxists, and attempt to explore relationships between patriarchal and class analysis.

Some of the most notable feminist science fiction works have illustrated these themes using utopias to explore a society in which gender differences or gender power imbalances do not exist, or dystopias to explore worlds in which gender inequalities are intensified, thus asserting a need for feminist work to continue.

Some highly modified SUVs, together with their more rugged off-road counterparts, are also used to explore places otherwise unreachable by other vehicles.

Some photographers explore subjects typical of paintings such as landscape, still life, and portraiture.

Some like Never Let Me Go explore the issues surrounding cloning.

Some critics have challenged the authenticity of the story, noting that the editor of this book, Beatrice Sparks, has filled the same role on many other " actual, anonymous diaries of teenagers " that explore such sensational themes as drug addiction, teenage pregnancy, and prostitution.

Some RVers extend the hub & spoke pattern one more level by carrying bicycles, Segways, or other low-carbon conveyances on their day-trip vehicle to tour / explore their various day-trip destinations.

Some songs still use Meshuggah's " familiar template combining harsh vocals and nightmarish melodies over coarse, mechanically advancing, oddball tempos ", while others explore ambient sounds and quieter dynamics.

Some of the most notable achievements of Memphis Hardline were organizing the movement's first annual Gathering and founding the long-standing and relatively mainstream The Coalition to Abolish the Fur Trade ( CAFT ) As things began to fade in Memphis, and Muttaqi left for Jamaica to explore the Rastafari movement and decided to leave the hardcore scene along with hardline altogether, the movement was gaining attention and momentum in central Indiana.

Some individuals and groups, inspired by Asimov's psychohistory, seriously explore the possibility of a working psychohistory not unlike the one imagined by Asimov — a statistical study of history that could help in the formulation of some " theory of history " and perhaps become a tool of historical prediction.

Some MMORPGs set a certain level requirement to engage in PvP combat in order for new players to enjoy, experience and explore the game before actually getting PK ' ed by other players.

Some of Third Eye Blind's third album, Out of the Vein, appears to explore the emotions he experienced as a result of that breakup.

Some time may be spent identifying the concepts raised by the stimulus, and then participants frame their own philosophical questions in response to the stimulus and vote for the one they wish to explore.

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Some say that it was the first work in English to fully explore the theme of ' waiting ' later made famous by Samuel Beckett in Waiting for Godot, but it is probably more apt to recognize a common comic nihilism between those two figures.

Some saves which come with the game are under the demo brick limit and allow new players to explore some of Blockland's features ; builds such as the ' Demo House ' ' Demo Blockland Sign ' and ' Demo Pong ' for example are available as demo examples of eventing and lettering.

Some recent documents of the British government ( United Kingdom Prime Minister Strategy Unit 2007 ; Public Administration Select Committee, 2008 ) explore the concept of " user-driven public services " and scenarios of highly personalized public services.

Some of the later works explore non-standard instrumentation: Alveston ( 2007 ) is scored for four trumpets, Horizons ( 2001 ) is scored for oboe and harp, Ballade ( 1997 ) is a pieces for saxophone quartet and string orchestra.

Some of the fortified gun emplacements of old Fort Mansfield have survived and while overgrown, offers adventurers tunnels and underground rooms to explore.

Some games feature both linear and nonlinear elements, and some games offer a sandbox mode that allows players to explore an open world game environment independently from the game's main objectives, if any objectives are provided at all.