diff --git a/src/main/java/io/zipcoder/ParenChecker.java b/src/main/java/io/zipcoder/ParenChecker.java
index caee675..ffb48bd 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/zipcoder/ParenChecker.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/zipcoder/ParenChecker.java
@@ -1,4 +1,84 @@
 package io.zipcoder;
 
+import java.util.Stack;
+
 public class ParenChecker {
+
+
+    Stack<Character> stackOfParentheses = new Stack();
+
+    // Part 1 - gonna pass in the chars we are looking for contained within a string ' '
+    public boolean checkParentheses(String string) {
+
+        for (int i = 0; i < string.length(); i++) {
+            if (string.charAt(i) == ')' && stackOfParentheses.empty()) {
+                break;
+            }
+            if (string.charAt(i) == '(') {
+                stackOfParentheses.push(string.charAt(i));  // push - element on top of stack
+            }
+            if (string.charAt(i) == ')') {
+                stackOfParentheses.pop();   // pop - removes & returns the top element of stack
+            }
+        }
+        return stackOfParentheses.empty();  // true if nothing is on top of stack
+    }
+
+
+    // Part 2
+    public boolean openAndClosedCharacters(String string) {
+
+        for (int i = 0; i < string.length(); i++) {
+            char currentChar = string.charAt(i);
+
+            // checking opening characters
+            if (currentChar == '(' || currentChar == '{'
+                    || currentChar == '[' || currentChar == '<'
+                    || currentChar == '"' || currentChar == '\'') {
+                stackOfParentheses.push(currentChar);
+            }
+            // checking closing characters
+            if (currentChar == ')' || currentChar == '}'
+                    || currentChar == ']' || currentChar == '>'
+                    || currentChar == '"' || currentChar == '\'') {
+
+                if (stackOfParentheses.isEmpty()) {
+                    return false;
+                }
+                    // checking both opening and closing characters
+                char lastChar = stackOfParentheses.peek(); // peek- returns element on top of stack w/o removing it
+                if (currentChar == ')' && lastChar == '('
+                        || currentChar == '}' && lastChar == '{'
+                        || currentChar == ']' && lastChar == '['
+                        || currentChar == '>' && lastChar == '<'
+                        || currentChar == '"' && lastChar == '"'
+                        || currentChar == '\'' && lastChar == '\'') {
+                    stackOfParentheses.pop();
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        return stackOfParentheses.isEmpty();
+    }
 }
+
+
+/*
+TC-Collections
+
+        Paren Checker
+
+        Part 1:
+        Create a class with a method that verifies all parens () are paired.
+        - HINT: Use a stack.
+        - Boolean
+        -
+
+        Part 2:
+        Now create a method that checks that all opening characters have a closing one.
+
+        Characters include () {} [] <> "" ''
+
+        - Boolean
+
+*/
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diff --git a/src/main/java/io/zipcoder/WC.java b/src/main/java/io/zipcoder/WC.java
index babb68c..4c503a0 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/zipcoder/WC.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/zipcoder/WC.java
@@ -21,3 +21,19 @@ public WC(Iterator<String> si) {
         this.si = si;
     }
 }
+
+/*
+WC
+
+Write a program that counts all of the words in a file and
+prints out all of the words and their counts in descending order.
+
+You can put an text file in resources and get that string's filename from
+
+WC.class.getResource("/filename").getFile()
+
+I would suggest grabbing a book from gutenberg.org and use that as a testing set.
+
+Also, there is a String iterator constructor so
+that you can also write some tests using some data built within the tests.
+ */
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diff --git a/src/test/java/io/zipcoder/ParenCheckerTest.java b/src/test/java/io/zipcoder/ParenCheckerTest.java
index 76aa3b6..fb9ac8f 100644
--- a/src/test/java/io/zipcoder/ParenCheckerTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/io/zipcoder/ParenCheckerTest.java
@@ -5,4 +5,57 @@
 
 public class ParenCheckerTest {
 
+
+//    @Test
+//    public void checkParenthesesTest1() {
+//        // Given
+//        ParenChecker testParentheses = new ParenChecker();
+//
+//        // When
+//        String string1 = "Eagles are (Super Bowl) Champs";
+//        boolean actual = testParentheses.checkParentheses(string1);
+//
+//        // Then
+//        Assert.assertTrue(actual);
+//    }
+//
+//
+//    @Test
+//    public void checkParenthesesTest2() {
+//        // Given
+//        ParenChecker testParentheses = new ParenChecker();
+//
+//        // When
+//        String string2 = "Cowboys will not be (Super Bowl Champs anytime soon";
+//        boolean actual = testParentheses.checkParentheses(string2);
+//
+//        // Then
+//        Assert.assertFalse(actual);
+//    }
+//
+//    @Test
+//    public void openAndClosedCharactersTest1() {
+//        // Given
+//        ParenChecker testParentheses = new ParenChecker();
+//
+//        // When
+//        String string1 = "Eagles will [repeat] as (Super Bowl) Champs";
+//        boolean actual = testParentheses.openAndClosedCharacters(string1);
+//
+//        // Then
+//        Assert.assertTrue(actual);
+//    }
+//
+//    @Test
+//    public void openAndClosedCharactersTest2() {
+//        // Given
+//        ParenChecker testParentheses = new ParenChecker();
+//
+//        // When
+//        String string2 = "[Cowboys] will not be (Super Bowl Champs> {anytime soon";
+//        boolean actual = testParentheses.openAndClosedCharacters(string2);
+//
+//        // Then
+//        Assert.assertFalse(actual);
+//    }
 }
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