Charles Jackson's Milestone

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This milestone essay is about Charles Newcomb, raised in Carbondale, Pennsylvania. A positive childhood memory Charles had was a Christmas, where Charles got to see his family. This was a special memory to Charles because Charles met and saw most of his family. After high school Charles wanted to be an environmental science teacher. If Charles wants to be an environmental teacher he must manage his time to be more responsible, improve his reading, and attend college.
Managing his time was a hard step for Charles to accomplish. Charles sometimes didn't do his homework time because Charles was busy most of the time. Since Charles played several sports such as baseball, track-and-field, and football. Though the sports improved Charles's

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