diff --git a/array-list.rb b/array-list.rb
index a0d0342..5d7009d 100644
--- a/array-list.rb
+++ b/array-list.rb
@@ -1,26 +1,47 @@
 # Implementation of a list using a Native array --> ruby does this automatically
-
+# we are trying to simulate what a ruby array does by simulating a native array under the hood
 class ArrayList
   def initialize
-    @storage = []
+    @storage = [nil,nil,nil,nil,nil]
+    @size = 0
   end
 
   def add(value)
+    @storage[@size] = value
+    @size += 1
   end
 
-  def delete(value)
+  def delete #last value
+    @size -= 1
   end
 
   def display
+    @size.times do |i|
+      puts @storage[i]
+    end
   end
 
   def include?(key)
+    @size.times do |i|
+      if @storage[i] == key
+        return true
+      end
+    end
+    return false
   end
 
   def size
+    return @size
   end
 
   def max
+    biggest = 0
+    @size.times do |i|
+      if @storage[i] > @storage[biggest]
+        biggest = i
+      end
+    end
+    return @storage[biggest]
   end
 
 end
@@ -36,6 +57,6 @@ def max
 puts "Displaying Array List:"
 arr.display
 
-puts "Delete 10 and then display the array list:"
-arr.delete(10)
+puts "Delete last element and then display the array list:"
+arr.delete
 arr.display
diff --git a/linked-list.rb b/linked-list.rb
index a1b30bd..b79923d 100644
--- a/linked-list.rb
+++ b/linked-list.rb
@@ -5,14 +5,15 @@
 class Node
    attr_accessor :value, :next_node
 
-   def initialize(val,next_in_line=null)
+   def initialize(val,next_in_line=nil)
        @value = val
-       @next_nodex = next_in_line
+       @next_node = next_in_line
        puts "Initialized a Node with value:  " + value.to_s
    end
 end
 
 class LinkedList
+  attr_accessor :head
    def initialize(val)
        # Initialize a new node at the head
        @head = Node.new(val,nil)
@@ -63,12 +64,34 @@ def display
    end
 
    def include?(key)
+     current = @head
+     while current.next_node != nil
+       return true if current.value == key
+       current = current.next_node
+     end
+     return true if current.value == key
+     return false
    end
 
    def size
+     current = @head
+     size = 0
+     while current.next_node != nil
+         size += 1
+         current = current.next_node
+     end
+     size += 1
    end
 
    def max
+     current = @head
+     max = current.value
+     while current.next_node != nil
+       max = current.value if current.value > max
+       current = current.next_node
+     end
+     max = current.value if current.value > max
+    max
    end
 
 end