diff --git a/random1.java b/random1.java
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+//random1.java 
+
+import java.util.Random;
+public class random1
+{
+   public static void main (String[] args)
+   {
+      Random randd = new Random();
+      int random_number, random_number2;
+
+      random_number = randd.nextInt(99) + 1;
+      System.out.println(random_number);
+
+      random_number2 = randd.nextInt(99) + 1;
+      System.out.println(random_number2);
+
+      if (random_number > random_number2) {
+          System.out.println("first is greater than second");
+      } else if (random_number < random_number2) {
+          System.out.println("second is greater than first");
+
+      } else {
+         System.out.println("they're equal");
+
+      }
+   }
+
+}
diff --git a/stringMessing.class b/stringMessing.class
diff --git a/stringMessing.java b/stringMessing.java
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+// stringMessing.java   by jack crawford
+//takes input creates output
+
+import java.util.Scanner;
+public class stringMessing {
+
+   public static void main (String[] args) {
+      String strInput;
+      Scanner prompt = new Scanner(System.in);
+      System.out.print("input a string >> ");
+      strInput = prompt.nextLine();
+      System.out.println(strInput);
+
+      System.out.println(strInput.length());
+      int lengthStr = strInput.length();
+      System.out.println(strInput.charAt(0));
+      System.out.println(strInput.charAt(lengthStr - 1));
+      System.out.println(strInput.toUpperCase());
+      System.out.println(strInput.replace("e", "3").replace("E", "3"));
+   } 
+}