inspiration

(noun)

The drawing of air into the lungs, accomplished in mammals by elevation of the chest walls and flattening of the diaphragm.

Related Terms

Examples of inspiration in the following topics:

  • The Inspirational Speech

    • Inspirational speeches are ones that are memorable, truly inspiring, and ones that can stand the test of time.
    • In a very literal sense, inspiration is a synonym of the biological function of inhalation: by inspiring, we take air into our lungs.
    • Some of the most famous inspirational speeches in history include Martin Luther King Jr.'
    • The successful inspirational speech is one that is memorable, truly inspiring, and one that can stand the test of time.
    • An inspirational speech straight out of Hollywood in the Mel Gibson classic, Braveheart.

  • Key Behaviors of Transformational Leaders

    • Transformational leaders exhibit individualized consideration, intellectual stimulation, inspirational motivation, and idealized influence.
    • They tackle old problems in a novel fashion and inspire employees to think about their conventional methods critically and share new ideas.
    • Leaders with an inspiring vision challenge followers to leave their comfort zones, communicate optimism about future goals, and provide meaning for the task at hand.
    • Behaviors that demonstrate inspirational motivation include:

  • Inspiration

    • The pleural cavity normally has a lower pressure compared to ambient air (-3 mmHg normally and typically -6 mmHg during inspiration), so when it expands, the pressure inside the lungs drops.
    • The alveolar sacs themselves also expand as a result of being filled with air during inspiration, which contributes to the expansion inside the lung.
    • Eventually, the pressure inside the lung becomes less negative as the volume inside the lung increases, and when pressure and volume stabilize, the air movement stops, inspiration ends, and expiration (exhalation) will begin.
    • External intercostal muscles: muscles located in between the ribs that help the thoracic cavity (and thus pleural cavity) to expand during quiet and forced inspiration.
    • They provide a mechanism for inspiration when the diaphragm is injured and can't contract normally.

  • Deism

    • Deism played a major part in inspiring enlightenment philosophy and in the creation of the principle of religious freedom.
    • In the United States, Enlightenment philosophy (which itself was heavily inspired by Deist ideals) played a major role in creating the principle of religious freedom, which is expressed in the First Amendment to the United States Constitution.
    • The principle of religious freedom, guaranteed in the First Amendment in the Bill of Rights, was inspired partially by Deist ideas.

  • Neoclassicism

    • Neoclassicism refers to movements in the arts that draw inspiration from the "classical" art and culture of ancient Greece and Rome.
    • The classical revival, also known as Neoclassicism, refers to movements in the arts that draw inspiration from the "classical" art and culture of ancient Greece and Rome.

  • The Second Amendment

    • Ideals that helped to inspire the Second Amendment in part are symbolized by the minutemen.

  • Sacred Objects

    • A sacred art object refers to art that makes use of religious inspiration and motifs.
    • A sacred art object refers to art that makes use of religious inspiration and motifs.

  • Artistic Conventions in Painting

    • Neoclassicism was a movement in the arts that drew inspiration from the "classical" art and culture of ancient Greece and Rome.
    • Neoclassicism is the term for movements in the arts that draw inspiration from the "classical" art and culture of ancient Greece and Rome.

  • Charismatic Authority

    • Charismatic authority is power legitimized by a leader's exceptional personal qualities, which inspire loyalty and obedience from followers.
    • Charismatic authority is power legitimized on the basis of a leader's exceptional personal qualities, or the demonstration of extraordinary insight and accomplishment, which inspire loyalty and obedience from followers.

  • Total Quality Management Techniques

    • The following sections describe some other important and widely used techniques that drew inspiration from TQM in their focus on quality and control.
    • Six Sigma drew inspiration from the quality improvement methodologies of preceding decades, including quality control, TQM, and Zero Defects.
    • The Six Sigma management philosophy drew inspiration from the quality improvement methodologies of preceding decades, including TQM.