The crook represented kingship (in that it compared the people of Egypt to a flock and their leader a shepherd) and the flail represented the land's fertility, as it is a farming tool.
Mainly, the gold rush and warmer climate to farm. This drove people to settle in the west and south.
I think ethics refers to the code of moral principles and values that govern behaviors with respect to what is right and wrong.
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lakes, rivers, underground, clouds, and your faucet?
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