diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index d10c35e..6505d27 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>14</source>
+                    <target>14</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..eee1f5a 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.*;
+
 /**
  * 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];
     }
 
@@ -17,6 +20,7 @@ public static String getFirstElement(String[] array) {
      * @return second element in specified array
      */
     public static String getSecondElement(String[] array) {
+
         return array[1];
     }
 
@@ -25,7 +29,8 @@ public static String getSecondElement(String[] array) {
      * @return last element in specified array
      */ // TODO
     public static String getLastElement(String[] array) {
-        return null;
+        int lastIndex = array.length;
+        return array[lastIndex-1];
     }
 
     /**
@@ -33,7 +38,8 @@ public static String getLastElement(String[] array) {
      * @return second to last element in specified array
      */ // TODO
     public static String getSecondToLastElement(String[] array) {
-        return null;
+        int s2L = array.length - 2;
+        return array[s2L];
     }
 
     /**
@@ -42,6 +48,10 @@ public static String getSecondToLastElement(String[] array) {
      * @return true if the array contains the specified `value`
      */ // TODO
     public static boolean contains(String[] array, String value) {
+        ArrayList newArray = new ArrayList(Arrays.asList(array));
+        if (newArray.contains(value)){
+            return true;
+        }
         return false;
     }
 
@@ -50,7 +60,9 @@ 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;
+        ArrayList<String> newArray = new ArrayList(Arrays.asList(array));
+        Collections.reverse(newArray);
+        return newArray.toArray(new String[0]);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -58,6 +70,10 @@ 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) {
+        String[] palindrome = reverse(array);
+        if (Arrays.equals(array, palindrome)){
+            return true;
+        }
         return false;
     }
 
@@ -66,16 +82,41 @@ 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) {
+
+        String stringArray = Arrays.toString(array).toLowerCase();
+        String alphabet = "abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz";
+        StringBuilder compareTo = new StringBuilder();
+        for (int i = 0; i < alphabet.length(); i++) {
+            for (int j = 0; j < stringArray.length(); j++) {
+                if (alphabet.charAt(i) == stringArray.charAt(j)){
+                    compareTo.append(alphabet.charAt(i));
+                }
+
+            }
+        }
+        System.out.println(compareTo);
+
+
         return false;
     }
 
+
+//
+
+
     /**
      * @param array array of String objects
      * @param value value to check array for
      * @return number of occurrences the specified `value` has occurred
      */ // TODO
     public static int getNumberOfOccurrences(String[] array, String value) {
-        return 0;
+        int numOfOccurences = 0;
+        for (String s : array) {
+            if (s == value) {
+                numOfOccurences++;
+            }
+        }
+        return numOfOccurences;
     }
 
     /**
@@ -84,7 +125,11 @@ public static int getNumberOfOccurrences(String[] array, String value) {
      * @return array with identical contents excluding values of `value`
      */ // TODO
     public static String[] removeValue(String[] array, String valueToRemove) {
-        return null;
+        ArrayList<String> newArray = new ArrayList(Arrays.asList(array));
+        newArray.remove(valueToRemove);
+        String[] editedArray = newArray.toArray(new String[0]);
+
+        return editedArray;
     }
 
     /**
@@ -92,7 +137,15 @@ public static String[] removeValue(String[] array, String valueToRemove) {
      * @return array of Strings with consecutive duplicates removes
      */ // TODO
     public static String[] removeConsecutiveDuplicates(String[] array) {
-        return null;
+        ArrayList<String> editList = new ArrayList<>();
+        String newElement = "";
+        for (String element: array){
+            if (element != newElement){
+                editList.add(element);
+            }
+            newElement = element;
+        }
+        return editList.toArray(new String[0]);
     }
 
     /**