diff --git a/looptest.iml b/looptest.iml
index 7f2d304..e34277e 100644
--- a/looptest.iml
+++ b/looptest.iml
@@ -10,10 +10,10 @@
     </content>
     <orderEntry type="inheritedJdk" />
     <orderEntry type="sourceFolder" forTests="false" />
-    <orderEntry type="library" name="Maven: junit:junit:4.12" level="project" />
+    <orderEntry type="library" name="Maven: junit:junit:4.13.2" level="project" />
     <orderEntry type="library" name="Maven: org.hamcrest:hamcrest-core:1.3" level="project" />
-    <orderEntry type="library" name="Maven: com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-databind:2.9.5" level="project" />
-    <orderEntry type="library" name="Maven: com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-annotations:2.9.0" level="project" />
-    <orderEntry type="library" name="Maven: com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-core:2.9.5" level="project" />
+    <orderEntry type="library" name="Maven: com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-databind:2.13.0-rc1" level="project" />
+    <orderEntry type="library" name="Maven: com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-annotations:2.13.0-rc1" level="project" />
+    <orderEntry type="library" name="Maven: com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-core:2.13.0-rc1" level="project" />
   </component>
 </module>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/zipcodewilmington/streams/StreamFilter.java b/src/main/java/com/zipcodewilmington/streams/StreamFilter.java
index d8b89ae..ece93e2 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/zipcodewilmington/streams/StreamFilter.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/zipcodewilmington/streams/StreamFilter.java
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 import com.zipcodewilmington.streams.tools.RandomUtils;
 import com.zipcodewilmington.streams.tools.StringUtils;
 
+import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.stream.Collectors;
 import java.util.stream.Stream;
@@ -16,11 +17,13 @@ public class StreamFilter {
     private final Stream<Person> personStream;
     public final String startingCharacter;
 
+
+
     /**
      * No arg constructor
      */ //TODO - construct person stream of 100 person objects; startingCharacter is a random capital letter
     public StreamFilter() {
-        this(Stream.empty(), null);
+        this(new PersonFactory().createPersonStream(100), RandomUtils.createCharacter('A', 'Z'));
     }
 
     /**
@@ -28,7 +31,7 @@ public StreamFilter() {
      * @param startingCharacter - character to filter by
      */ //TODO
     public StreamFilter(Person[] people, Character startingCharacter) {
-        this(Stream.empty(), null);
+        this(Arrays.stream(people), startingCharacter);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -36,7 +39,7 @@ public StreamFilter(Person[] people, Character startingCharacter) {
      * @param startingCharacter - character to filter by
      */ //TODO
     public StreamFilter(List<Person> people, Character startingCharacter) {
-        this(Stream.empty(), null);
+        this(people.stream(), startingCharacter);
     }
 
 
@@ -55,7 +58,10 @@ public StreamFilter(Stream<Person> people, Character startingCharacter) {
      * @return a list of person object whose name starts with `this.startingCharacter`
      */ //TODO
     public List<Person> toListMultiLine() {
-        return null;
+        List<Person> listMultiLine = personStream
+                .filter(person -> startingCharacter.equals(person.getName().charAt(0)))
+                .collect(Collectors.toList());
+         return listMultiLine;
     }
 
 
@@ -64,7 +70,10 @@ public List<Person> toListMultiLine() {
      * @return a list of person objects whose name starts with `this.startingCharacter`
      */ //TODO
     public List<Person> toListOneLine() {
-        return null;
+        List<Person> listOneLine = personStream
+                .filter(person -> startingCharacter.equals(person.getName().charAt(0)))
+                .collect(Collectors.toList());
+        return listOneLine;
     }
 
 
@@ -73,7 +82,10 @@ public List<Person> toListOneLine() {
      * @return an array of person object whose name starts with `this.startingCharacter`
      */ //TODO
     public Person[] toArrayOneLine() {
-        return null;
+        Person[] arrayOneLine = personStream
+                .filter(person -> startingCharacter.equals(person.getName().charAt(0)))
+                .toArray(Person[]::new);
+        return arrayOneLine;
     }
 
 
@@ -82,7 +94,10 @@ public Person[] toArrayOneLine() {
      * @return an array of person object whose name starts with `this.startingCharacter`
      */ //TODO
     public Person[] toArrayMultiLine() {
-        return null;
+        Person[] arrayOneLine = personStream
+                .filter(person -> startingCharacter.equals(person.getName().charAt(0)))
+                .toArray(Person[]::new);
+        return arrayOneLine;
     }
 
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/zipcodewilmington/streams/StreamMap.java b/src/main/java/com/zipcodewilmington/streams/StreamMap.java
index cf35024..17fc150 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/zipcodewilmington/streams/StreamMap.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/zipcodewilmington/streams/StreamMap.java
@@ -18,7 +18,10 @@ public class StreamMap {
      * @return - a Stream of single characters
      */ //TODO
     public static Stream<String> letters(String someWord) {
-        return null;
+        Stream<String> lettersList = someWord
+                .codePoints()
+                .mapToObj(c -> String.valueOf(c));
+        return lettersList;
     }
 
     /**
@@ -26,7 +29,9 @@ public static Stream<String> letters(String someWord) {
      * @return - a Stream of several Streams of single characters
      */ //TODO
     public static Stream<Stream<String>> wordsMap(String... someWords) {
-        return null;
+        Stream<Stream<String>> wordsMapStream = Arrays.stream(someWords)
+                .map(word -> letters(word));
+        return wordsMapStream;
     }
 
     /**
@@ -34,6 +39,8 @@ public static Stream<Stream<String>> wordsMap(String... someWords) {
      * @return - a Stream of several Streams of single characters
      */ //TODO
     public static Stream<String> wordsFlatMap(String... stringArray) {
-        return null;
+        Stream<String> wordsFlatMapStream = Arrays.stream(stringArray)
+                .flatMap(word -> letters(word));
+        return wordsFlatMapStream;
     }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/zipcodewilmington/streams/anthropoid/PersonFactory.java b/src/main/java/com/zipcodewilmington/streams/anthropoid/PersonFactory.java
index a10ec7b..6df2ac8 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/zipcodewilmington/streams/anthropoid/PersonFactory.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/zipcodewilmington/streams/anthropoid/PersonFactory.java
@@ -3,8 +3,7 @@
 import com.zipcodewilmington.streams.tools.RandomUtils;
 import com.zipcodewilmington.streams.tools.StringUtils;
 
-import java.util.Date;
-import java.util.List;
+import java.util.*;
 import java.util.stream.Collectors;
 import java.util.stream.Stream;
 
@@ -39,7 +38,16 @@ public Person createRandomPerson() {
      * @return - ArrayList of Person objects
      */ // TODO
     public List<Person> createPersonList(int listSize) {
-        return null;
+        List<Person> newPersonList = Stream
+                .generate(this::createRandomPerson)
+                .limit(listSize)
+                .collect(Collectors.toList());
+        return newPersonList;
+//        List<Person> list = new ArrayList<>();
+//        Collections.nCopies(listSize, 1)
+//                .stream()
+//                .forEach(i -> list.add(createRandomPerson())); //close stream - terminal operation
+//        return list;
     }
 
 
@@ -48,7 +56,11 @@ public List<Person> createPersonList(int listSize) {
      * @return - Array of Person objects
      */ // TODO
     public Person[] createPersonArray(int arrayLength) {
-        return null;
+        Person[] newPersonArray = Stream
+                .generate(this::createRandomPerson)
+                .limit(arrayLength)
+                .toArray(Person[]::new);
+        return newPersonArray;
     }
 
 
@@ -59,6 +71,9 @@ public Person[] createPersonArray(int arrayLength) {
      * @return - Stream representation of collection of Person objects
      */ // TODO
     public Stream<Person> createPersonStream(int streamCount) {
-        return null;
+        Stream<Person> newStream = Stream
+                .generate(this::createRandomPerson)
+                .limit(streamCount);
+        return newStream;
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/zipcodewilmington/streams/anthropoid/PersonWarehouse.java b/src/main/java/com/zipcodewilmington/streams/anthropoid/PersonWarehouse.java
index a4960b1..9562342 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/zipcodewilmington/streams/anthropoid/PersonWarehouse.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/zipcodewilmington/streams/anthropoid/PersonWarehouse.java
@@ -4,10 +4,9 @@
 import com.zipcodewilmington.streams.tools.logging.LoggerHandler;
 import com.zipcodewilmington.streams.tools.logging.LoggerWarehouse;
 
-import java.util.ArrayList;
-import java.util.Iterator;
-import java.util.List;
-import java.util.Map;
+import java.util.*;
+import java.util.function.Function;
+import java.util.function.Predicate;
 import java.util.stream.Collectors;
 import java.util.stream.Stream;
 
@@ -36,7 +35,10 @@ public void addPerson(Person person) {
      * @return list of names of Person objects
      */ // TODO
     public List<String> getNames() {
-        return null;
+        List<String> names = people.stream()
+                .map(Person::getName)
+                .collect(Collectors.toList());
+        return names;
     }
 
 
@@ -44,7 +46,29 @@ public List<String> getNames() {
      * @return list of uniquely named Person objects
      */ //TODO
     public Stream<Person> getUniquelyNamedPeople() {
-        return null;
+//        List<String> names = getNames().stream().distinct().collect(Collectors.toList());
+//        Predicate<Person> matchNames = val -> names.contains(val.getName());
+//        Stream<Person> uniquePersons = people
+//                .stream()
+//                .filter(matchNames);
+//        return uniquePersons;
+
+        //google distinct
+        List<String> namesList = getNames()
+            .stream()
+            .distinct()
+            .collect(Collectors.toList());
+        List<Person> uniquelyNamedPeople = new ArrayList<>();
+
+        people.stream()
+                .forEach(person -> {
+                        if(namesList.contains(person.getName())){
+                            uniquelyNamedPeople.add(person);
+                            namesList.remove(person.getName());
+                        }
+                });
+        Stream<Person> result = uniquelyNamedPeople.stream();
+        return result;
     }
 
 
@@ -53,7 +77,9 @@ public Stream<Person> getUniquelyNamedPeople() {
      * @return a Stream of respective
      */ //TODO
     public Stream<Person> getUniquelyNamedPeopleStartingWith(Character character) {
-        return null;
+        Stream<Person> peopleStartingWithC = getUniquelyNamedPeople()
+                .filter(person -> person.getName().charAt(0) == character);
+        return peopleStartingWithC;
     }
 
     /**
@@ -61,14 +87,19 @@ public Stream<Person> getUniquelyNamedPeopleStartingWith(Character character) {
      * @return a Stream of respective
      */ //TODO
     public Stream<Person> getFirstNUniquelyNamedPeople(int n) {
-        return null;
+        Stream<Person> firstUniquelyNamedPeople = getUniquelyNamedPeople()
+                .limit(n);
+        return firstUniquelyNamedPeople;
     }
 
     /**
      * @return a mapping of Person Id to the respective Person name
      */ // TODO
     public Map<Long, String> getIdToNameMap() {
-        return null;
+        Map<Long, String> idToNameMap = people
+                .stream()
+                .collect(Collectors.toMap(Person::getPersonalId, Person::getName));
+        return idToNameMap;
     }
 
 
@@ -76,7 +107,7 @@ public Map<Long, String> getIdToNameMap() {
      * @return Stream of Stream of Aliases
      */ // TODO
     public Stream<Stream<String>> getNestedAliases() {
-        return null;
+        return Stream.of(getAllAliases());
     }
 
 
@@ -84,7 +115,10 @@ public Stream<Stream<String>> getNestedAliases() {
      * @return Stream of all Aliases
      */ // TODO
     public Stream<String> getAllAliases() {
-        return null;
+        Stream<String> allAliases = people
+                .stream()
+                .flatMap(val -> Arrays.stream(val.getAliases()));
+        return allAliases;
     }
 
     // DO NOT MODIFY
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/zipcodewilmington/streams/conversions/ArrayConverter.java b/src/main/java/com/zipcodewilmington/streams/conversions/ArrayConverter.java
index 0a9d4d8..bee25cf 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/zipcodewilmington/streams/conversions/ArrayConverter.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/zipcodewilmington/streams/conversions/ArrayConverter.java
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 import com.zipcodewilmington.streams.anthropoid.Person;
 import com.zipcodewilmington.streams.anthropoid.PersonFactory;
+import com.zipcodewilmington.streams.anthropoid.PersonWarehouse;
 
 import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.util.List;
@@ -25,12 +26,15 @@ public ArrayConverter(int collectionSize) {
 
     //TODO
     public List<Person> toList() {
-        return null;
+        List<Person> list = Arrays.stream(this.objectSequence)
+                .collect(Collectors.toList());
+        return list;
     }
 
     //TODO
     public Stream<Person> toStream() {
-        return null;
+        Stream<Person> stream = Arrays.stream(this.objectSequence);
+        return stream;
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/zipcodewilmington/streams/conversions/ListConverter.java b/src/main/java/com/zipcodewilmington/streams/conversions/ListConverter.java
index b64540b..167f1a9 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/zipcodewilmington/streams/conversions/ListConverter.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/zipcodewilmington/streams/conversions/ListConverter.java
@@ -29,11 +29,13 @@ public List<Person> toList() {
 
     //TODO
     public Stream<Person> toStream() {
-        return null;
+        Stream<Person> stream = this.objectSequence.stream();
+        return stream;
     }
 
     //TODO
     public Person[] toArray() {
-        return null;
+        Person[] array = this.objectSequence.toArray(new Person[0]);
+        return array;
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/zipcodewilmington/streams/conversions/StreamConverter.java b/src/main/java/com/zipcodewilmington/streams/conversions/StreamConverter.java
index 159d048..ab1f3d2 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/zipcodewilmington/streams/conversions/StreamConverter.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/zipcodewilmington/streams/conversions/StreamConverter.java
@@ -25,16 +25,18 @@ public StreamConverter(int collectionSize) {
 
     // TODO
     public List<Person> toList() {
-        return null;
+        return personList;
     }
 
     // TODO
     public Stream<Person> toStream() {
-        return null;
+        Stream<Person> stream = personList.stream();
+        return stream;
     }
 
     // TODO
     public Person[] toArray() {
-        return null;
+        Person[] array = personList.toArray(new Person[0]);
+        return array;
     }
 }