diff --git a/arrays/arrays.c b/arrays/arrays.c
index 25903ec..6cde0d4 100644
--- a/arrays/arrays.c
+++ b/arrays/arrays.c
@@ -9,6 +9,13 @@ typedef struct Array {
   char **elements;  // The string elements contained in the array
 } Array;
 
+// function prototypes
+// Array *create_array (int capacity);
+// void resize_array(Array *arr);
+// void destroy_array(Array *arr);
+// void resize_array(Array *arr);
+// char *arr_read(Array *arr, int index);
+// void arr_print(Array *arr);
 
 /************************************
  *
@@ -20,11 +27,18 @@ typedef struct Array {
  * Allocate memory for a new array
  *****/
 Array *create_array (int capacity) {
+  printf("Creating array with size of \"%d\"\n", capacity);
   // Allocate memory for the Array struct
+  Array *new_array = malloc(sizeof(Array));
 
   // Set initial values for capacity and count
+  new_array->count = 0;
+  new_array->capacity = capacity;
 
   // Allocate memory for elements
+  new_array->elements = calloc(capacity, sizeof(char*));
+
+  return new_array;
 
 }
 
@@ -35,9 +49,12 @@ Array *create_array (int capacity) {
 void destroy_array(Array *arr) {
 
   // Free all elements
-
+  for (int i = 0; i < arr->count; i++) {
+    free(arr->elements[i]);
+  }
+  free(arr->elements);
   // Free array
-
+  free(arr);
 }
 
 /*****
@@ -47,13 +64,21 @@ void destroy_array(Array *arr) {
 void resize_array(Array *arr) {
 
   // Create a new element storage with double capacity
+  int new_capacity = arr->capacity * 2 * sizeof(char*); // in bytes
+  printf("resizing arr with cap: %d to: %d\n", arr->capacity, new_capacity);
+  char ** new_elements = calloc(arr->capacity * 2, sizeof(char*));
 
   // Copy elements into the new storage
+  for (int i = 0; i < arr->count; i++) {
+    new_elements[i] = arr->elements[i];
+  }
 
   // Free the old elements array (but NOT the strings they point to)
+  free(arr->elements);
 
   // Update the elements and capacity to new values
-
+  arr->capacity = new_capacity / sizeof(char*); // get real num
+  arr->elements = new_elements;
 }
 
 
@@ -72,26 +97,47 @@ void resize_array(Array *arr) {
 char *arr_read(Array *arr, int index) {
 
   // Throw an error if the index is greater or equal to than the current count
+  if (index >= arr->count) {
+    printf("can not access index: %d out side of array %d\n", index, arr->count);
+    // Throw Error;
+    return NULL;
+  }
 
   // Otherwise, return the element at the given index
+  return arr->elements[index];
 }
 
-
 /*****
  * Insert an element to the array at the given index
  *****/
 void arr_insert(Array *arr, char *element, int index) {
-
   // Throw an error if the index is greater than the current count
+  int errnum;
+  if (index >= arr->count) {
+    printf("can not insert index: %d outside of array %d\n", index, arr->count);
+    // Throw Error;
+    errnum = errno;
+    fprintf(stderr, "Error num:%d \ncan not insert index: %d outside of array %d\n", errnum, index, arr->count);
+    perror("Error\n");
+    // fprintf(stderr, "Error inserting outside of array capacity %s\n", stderr( errno ));
+  }
 
   // Resize the array if the number of elements is over capacity
+  if (arr->count >= arr->capacity) {
+    resize_array(arr);
+  }
 
   // Move every element after the insert index to the right one position
-
+  // starting from the end is eaiser
+  for (int i = arr->count; i > index; i--) {
+    arr->elements[i] = arr->elements[i-1];
+  }
+  printf("array with space missing ");
   // Copy the element and add it to the array
+  arr->elements[index] = strdup(element);
 
   // Increment count by 1
-
+  arr->count++;
 }
 
 /*****
@@ -101,13 +147,24 @@ void arr_append(Array *arr, char *element) {
 
   // Resize the array if the number of elements is over capacity
   // or throw an error if resize isn't implemented yet.
+  printf("Adding %s to array\n", element);
+  if (arr->count >= arr->capacity) {
+    resize_array(arr);
+  }
 
   // Copy the element and add it to the end of the array
+  int length = strlen(element)+1;
+  char * new_element = malloc(length * sizeof(char));
+  // new_element = element;
+  for (int i = 0; i < length; i++) {
+    new_element[i] = element[i];
+  }
 
+  printf("string %s copied\n", element);
+  arr->elements[arr->count] = new_element;
   // Increment count by 1
-
+  arr->count++;
 }
-
 /*****
  * Remove the first occurence of the given element from the array,
  * then shift every element after that occurence to the left one slot.
@@ -115,17 +172,33 @@ void arr_append(Array *arr, char *element) {
  * Throw an error if the value is not found.
  *****/
 void arr_remove(Array *arr, char *element) {
-
+  printf("attemping to remove %s from array\n", element);
   // Search for the first occurence of the element and remove it.
+  char * ele_to_remove;
+  int i = 0;
+  int found_str = 0;
+   for (; i < arr->count; i++) {
+     printf("i: %d\n", i);
+     if (!strcmp( arr->elements[i], element)) {
+       ele_to_remove = arr->elements[i];
+       found_str = 1;
+       break;
+   }
+  }
+  if (!found_str || i >= arr->count) {
+    fprintf(stderr, "Did not find string %s in array\n", element);
+    return;
+  }
   // Don't forget to free its memory!
-
-  // Shift over every element after the removed element to the left one position
-
+  free(ele_to_remove);
+  // Shift over every element after the removed element to the right one position
+  for (int j = i; j < arr->count; j++) {
+    arr->elements[j] = arr->elements[j+1];
+  }
   // Decrement count by 1
-
+  arr->count--;
 }
 
-
 /*****
  * Utility function to print an array.
  *****/
@@ -149,6 +222,8 @@ int main(void)
 
   arr_insert(arr, "STRING1", 0);
   arr_append(arr, "STRING4");
+  // arr_append(arr, "STRING5");
+  // arr_append(arr, "STRING6");
   arr_insert(arr, "STRING2", 0);
   arr_insert(arr, "STRING3", 1);
   arr_print(arr);
@@ -159,4 +234,4 @@ int main(void)
 
   return 0;
 }
-#endif
+#endif
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