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Answer:
In my opinion, skyscrapers have a negative effect on modern life.
Explanation:
I think there are multiple reasons that skyscrapers have a negative affect. But one is that there are usally multiple businesses inside of them, wich means that a large amount of people need to get there, wich leads to more cars and other transportation. Wich then causes air polution.
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The statement is incorrect. Martin Luther King Jr was arrested for participating in the Birmingham campaign, among other people. This is when he wrote his famous letter from Birmingham jail. The person who was arrested for refusing to give up their seat was Rosa Parks, and this was in 1955, which is 8 years before the mentioned year.