inspire

(verb)

To infuse into the mind; to communicate to the spirit; to convey, as by a divine or supernatural influence; to disclose preternaturally; to produce in, as by inspiration.

Examples of inspire 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.

  • Carolingian Architecture in the Early European Middle Ages

    • For instance, the gatehouse of the monastery at Lorsch, built around 800 CE in Germany, exemplifies classical inspiration for Carolingian architecture, built as a triple-arched hall dominating the gateway, with the arched facade interspersed with attached Roman-style classical columns and pilasters above .
    • In contradistinction, the Palatine Chapel in Aachen (Aix-la-Chapelle), which was constructed between 792-805, was inspired by the Byzantium-style octagonal Justinian church of San Vitale in Ravenna .
    • However, in Aachen, there is a monumental western entrance complex, called westwork (discussed below), which is a wholly Carolingian innovation added to the inspiration drawn from Byzantine architecture.
    • Lorsch Abbey (800 CE) demonstrates the Roman-classical inspiration the Carolingians took for their architecture, with a triple arch hallway dominating the gateway and interspersed with classical Roman pillars.

  • 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.

  • Ottonian Architecture in the Early European Middle Ages

    • Ottonian architecture flourished from the 10th-11th centuries and drew inspiration from Carolingian and Byzantine architecture.
    • Ottonian architecture chiefly drew its inspiration from both Carolingian and Byzantine architecture and represents the absorption of classical Mediterranean and Christian architectural forms with Germanic styles.
    • Barring a few examples that were influenced by the octagonal Palatine Chapel built by Charlemagne in Aachen, Ottonian religious architecture tends to diverge from the model of the central-plan church, drawing inspiration instead from the Roman basilica, which typically consisted of a long central nave with an aisle at each side and an apse at one end.

  • 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.