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Infdividuals, events and ideas inspire people who are experiencing situations similar to what these elements present. This causes an identification to occur between the individual and what inspires him, allowing for a strong influence, which makes the individual want to act in the way his object of admiration acts or shows as correct.
D. Possessive.
Howard's apostrophe means that it is his, therefore possesive.
I think gaze would be the answer because when you gaze and something you dont look at it for a short period of time, glimpse and peek are both words for looking at something for a short period of time.