Let’s take some imaginary trips. I’d like us to picture ourselves going to a variety of places. As we go, I want us to listen carefully to what we hear.

First, we go to Reynolds Coliseum on the campus of North Carolina State University in Raleigh. We watch a basketball game. One of the Wolfpack players effectively manages to block a shot. We hear a fan call out, "That’s the spirit!"

Now we’re off to the football stadium on that same campus on a Saturday afternoon. Down on the field one particular play has gone exceedingly well, and the team is able to make a first down. If we could get into the huddle right after that play, we might hear the quarterback say to his teammates, "That’s the spirit!"

Our next destination is a chemistry class at Raleigh’s Broughton High School. One of the stu…