diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index d10c35e..4d4515a 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -7,6 +7,18 @@
     <groupId>com.zipcodewilmington.labs</groupId>
     <artifactId>arrayutils</artifactId>
     <version>1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <build>
+        <plugins>
+            <plugin>
+                <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
+                <configuration>
+                    <source>8</source>
+                    <target>8</target>
+                </configuration>
+            </plugin>
+        </plugins>
+    </build>
     <dependencies>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>junit</groupId>
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/zipcodewilmington/StringArrayUtils.java b/src/main/java/com/zipcodewilmington/StringArrayUtils.java
index 4bcce66..fc6d8f0 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/zipcodewilmington/StringArrayUtils.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/zipcodewilmington/StringArrayUtils.java
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 package com.zipcodewilmington;
 
+import java.util.Arrays;
+
 /**
  * Created by leon on 1/29/18.
  */
@@ -9,6 +11,7 @@ public class StringArrayUtils {
      * @return first element of specified array
      */ // TODO
     public static String getFirstElement(String[] array) {
+
         return array[0];
     }
 
@@ -25,7 +28,8 @@ public static String getSecondElement(String[] array) {
      * @return last element in specified array
      */ // TODO
     public static String getLastElement(String[] array) {
-        return null;
+
+        return array[array.length-1];
     }
 
     /**
@@ -33,7 +37,8 @@ public static String getLastElement(String[] array) {
      * @return second to last element in specified array
      */ // TODO
     public static String getSecondToLastElement(String[] array) {
-        return null;
+
+        return array[array.length-2];
     }
 
     /**
@@ -42,7 +47,12 @@ public static String getSecondToLastElement(String[] array) {
      * @return true if the array contains the specified `value`
      */ // TODO
     public static boolean contains(String[] array, String value) {
-        return false;
+        boolean result = false;
+        for (int i = 0; i < array.length; i++){
+            if (array[i].equals(value)) {
+                result = true;
+            }
+        }   return result;
     }
 
     /**
@@ -50,7 +60,12 @@ public static boolean contains(String[] array, String value) {
      * @return an array with identical contents in reverse order
      */ // TODO
     public static String[] reverse(String[] array) {
-        return null;
+        String[] reverseArray = new String[array.length];
+        int j = array.length;
+        for (int i = 0; i < array.length; i++) {
+            reverseArray[j - 1] = array[i];
+            j = j - 1;
+        } return reverseArray;
     }
 
     /**
@@ -58,7 +73,17 @@ public static String[] reverse(String[] array) {
      * @return true if the order of the array is the same backwards and forwards
      */ // TODO
     public static boolean isPalindromic(String[] array) {
-        return false;
+        boolean palCheck = false;
+        String[] revArray = new String[array.length];
+        int j = array.length;
+        for (int i = 0; i < array.length; i++) {
+            revArray[j - 1] = array[i];
+            j = j - 1;
+            if(array[i] == revArray[i]) {
+                palCheck = true;
+            }
+        }
+        return palCheck;
     }
 
     /**
@@ -66,7 +91,23 @@ public static boolean isPalindromic(String[] array) {
      * @return true if each letter in the alphabet has been used in the array
      */ // TODO
     public static boolean isPangramic(String[] array) {
-        return false;
+        boolean tester = false;
+        String arrayToString = "";
+        for (int j= 0; j < array.length; j++) {
+            arrayToString = arrayToString.concat(array[j]);
+        }
+        arrayToString = arrayToString.toLowerCase();
+           for(char letters = 'a';letters <= 'z'; letters++) {
+                for (int i = 0; i < arrayToString.length(); i ++ ){
+                    if (letters == arrayToString.charAt(i)) {
+                        tester = true;
+                    }
+                }
+                if (tester == false) {
+                    return tester;
+                } tester = false;
+            }
+            return true;
     }
 
     /**
@@ -75,7 +116,13 @@ public static boolean isPangramic(String[] array) {
      * @return number of occurrences the specified `value` has occurred
      */ // TODO
     public static int getNumberOfOccurrences(String[] array, String value) {
-        return 0;
+        int counter = 0;
+        for (int i = 0; i < array.length; i++){
+            if (array[i] == value){
+                counter++;
+            }
+        }
+        return counter;
     }
 
     /**