diff --git a/names/names.py b/names/names.py
index ea15899..07cbe40 100644
--- a/names/names.py
+++ b/names/names.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import time
+from collections import deque
 
 start_time = time.time()
 
@@ -10,13 +11,127 @@
 names_2 = f.read().split("\n")  # List containing 10000 names
 f.close()
 
-duplicates = []  # Return the list of duplicates in this data structure
+duplicates = [] 
 
+# implementation with cache
+# cache = {}
+
+# for name in names_1:
+
+#     if name not in cache:
+#         cache[name] = name
+    
+
+# for name2 in names_2:
+#     if name2 in cache:
+#         duplicates.append(name2)
+
+# print(duplicates,'duplicates array')
+
+# Return the list of duplicates in this data structure
 # Replace the nested for loops below with your improvements
-for name_1 in names_1:
-    for name_2 in names_2:
-        if name_1 == name_2:
-            duplicates.append(name_1)
+# for name_1 in names_1:
+#     for name_2 in names_2:
+#         if name_1 == name_2:
+#             duplicates.append(name_1)
+
+
+
+class BSTNode:
+    def __init__(self, value):
+        self.value = value
+        self.left = None
+        self.right = None
+
+    def insert(self, value):
+        if value < self.value:
+            if self.left is None:
+                self.left = BSTNode(value)
+
+            else:
+                self.left.insert(value)
+        else:
+            if self.right is None:
+                self.right = BSTNode(value)
+            
+            else:
+                self.right.insert(value)
+
+    def contains(self, target):
+        # base case?
+        # we find the target in a tree node
+        if self.value == target:
+            duplicates.append(target)
+        # figure out which direction we need to go in
+        if target < self.value:
+            # we go left
+            if not self.left:
+                pass
+            else: 
+                return self.left.contains(target)
+        # or, we get to a spot where the node should be, but nothing is there
+        # how do we move towards the base case?
+        else:
+            # we go right
+            if not self.right:
+                pass
+            else:
+                return self.right.contains(target)
+
+first_node = BSTNode(names_1[0])
+
+
+for i in range(len(names_1)):
+
+    if i == 0:
+        # first_node = BSTNode(i)
+        pass
+    else:
+        first_node.insert(names_1[i])
+
+
+for i in range(len(names_2)):
+
+    first_node.contains(names_2[i])
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+# counter = 0
+
+# q = deque()
+
+# q.append(names_1[counter])
+
+# while len(q) > 0:
+#     # we will pop the name from the left
+#     popped_name = q.popleft()
+#     # we will see if the name is in names_2 
+#     # if it is, then we will append it to duplicates, 
+#     # we will increase the counter 
+#     # else, we will increase the counter and append the next element in 
+#     # names_1 to our q and repeat the process again
+#     if popped_name in names_2:
+
+#         duplicates.append(popped_name)
+#         counter += 1
+#         q.append(names_1[counter])
+
+#     if counter == len(names_1) -1:# last case to worry about since index is out of range
+#         pass
+
+#     else:
+#         counter += 1
+#         q.append(names_1[counter])
+
+
+    
 
 end_time = time.time()
 print (f"{len(duplicates)} duplicates:\n\n{', '.join(duplicates)}\n\n")
diff --git a/reverse/reverse.py b/reverse/reverse.py
index 6116252..7d5cf62 100644
--- a/reverse/reverse.py
+++ b/reverse/reverse.py
@@ -39,4 +39,16 @@ def contains(self, value):
         return False
 
     def reverse_list(self, node, prev):
-        pass
+        
+        if node is None:
+            return
+        
+        elif node.next_node is None:
+            self.head = node
+            self.head.next_node = prev
+            return self.head
+        else:
+            reversed_list = self.reverse_list(node.next_node, prev)
+            node.next_node.next_node = node
+            node.next_node = prev
+            return reversed_list
diff --git a/ring_buffer/ring_buffer.py b/ring_buffer/ring_buffer.py
index 37e9fb0..4cd8f7e 100644
--- a/ring_buffer/ring_buffer.py
+++ b/ring_buffer/ring_buffer.py
@@ -1,9 +1,66 @@
 class RingBuffer:
     def __init__(self, capacity):
-        pass
+        self.capacity = capacity
+        self.list = []  # empty list
+        self.current = 0 # the current length of our list/where we are at
+        # we want it 
+        # to be a certain size, if the size is passed the capacity
+        # then we will start back at the beginnig and then overwrite the value at that index
+
 
     def append(self, item):
-        pass
+        # can only be a certain length 
+        # if we reach the ending index or 
+        # if self.current === self.capacity, we want to start back at the beginning
+        # to overwrite the current info
+
+
+        if len(self.list) < self.capacity:
+            self.list.append(item)
+            # self.current += 1
+
+        elif self.current == self.capacity:
+
+            self.current = 0
+            self.list[self.current] = item
+            # self.current += 1
+
+        else:
+            self.list[self.current] = item
+        self.current += 1 # lol i forgot to increment here 
+
+        
+
+
+
+        
+
+        # if self.current == self.capacity:
+        #     # make the current equal to the first one
+        #     self.current = 0
+        #     self.list[self.current] = item
+        #     self.current += 1
+
+        # else:
+        #     self.list[self.current] = item
+        #     self.current += 1
 
     def get(self):
-        pass
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+
+        return self.list
+
+
+ring = RingBuffer(5)
+
+ring.append(1)
+ring.append(2)
+ring.append(3)
+ring.append(4)
+ring.append(5)
+ring.append(6)
+ring.append(7)
+ring.append(8)
+ring.append(9)
+ring.append(10)
+
+print(ring.get(), 'the list with all 5 elements appended')
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