Many of Mr. Shepard's greatest characters are hollowed-out men with strangely fluid identities, torn up by confusion or engaged in a search for a fixed self.
Four categories were identified illustrating students progress from 'initial confusion' to engaging with the 'trigger diversity' before confidently 'exploring their own line of inquiry', thus leading to the 'stimulation of their learning'.
Affective states included Engaged Concentration, Boredom, Confusion, Frustration, and Delight (D'Mello et al. 2010).
A straightforward narrative with puzzles focused on learning objectives kept players engaged and avoided unnecessary confusion.
That sense of confusion was echoed by a Chinese reader engaged in a discussion on Tibet last week on this newspaper's Web site, nytimes.com.
It was a stiffer challenge for big family-run businesses like Benetton, which also hired outsiders but whose family is still engaged in decision-making, sowing confusion sometimes about the chain of command, Mr. Vimercati says.
There was confusion on Friday as two rival Pashtun factions engaged in a firefight.
They also showed more engaged concentration and less boredom and confusion.
There was considerable confusion among music journalists and fans as Beyoncé engaged in extensive touring, yet avoided discussing the album or its release.
In the history of publishing, book writers and readers surely have engaged in as much mendacity, manipulation, triviality, confusion, and wasted time — as a proportion of the whole endeavor — as bloggers and tweeters do today.
When the British ships began returning fire, confusion amongst the British battlecruisers resulted in Moltke being engaged by both New Zealand and Tiger.
