What obstacles did reformers face when trying to better society as a whole

Agroup leader is speaking to his group about the need to increase productivity. in order to avoid offending the group members, he is being vague and indirect. his comments are met with confused looks. which area of individual competence is lacking

This is an ap world history question. i am working on a worksheet which has a vent diagram with each circle labeled either us or byzantine economy. the middle is the similarities. can someone explain to me the similarities and especially the differences between the two?

Asapembassies differ from consulates in thata) compared to a consulate, an embassy is a smaller representation of a nation's government in a foreign country. b) consulates are permanent diplomatic missions generally located in a country’s capital, whereas a country may have a number of embassies in various cities. c) embassies are permanent diplomatic missions generally located in a country’s capital, whereas a country may have a number of consulates in various cities. d) embassies deal solely with economic diplomacy and trade relations, whereas consulates deal primarily with political and diplomatic relations with the host nation. e) countries establish embassies in another nation only if it recognizes the sovereignty of that country, whereas consulates exist without regard to recognition of a nation's sovereignty.