diff --git a/NinjaWarrior.java b/NinjaWarrior.java
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+
+public class NinjaWarrior {
+
+	//declare all private variables (add one for each stat) 
+	private int str; 
+	
+	/**
+	 * this "constructs" an instance of our NinjaWarrior object
+	 * we pass it a variable as an "argument" for each "stat" that our NinjaWarrior has
+	 * so far, he only has one stat (strength) and I have chosen "int s" as the argument to represent that stat
+	 * between the brackets, we set each private variable (str) equal to its corresponding argument (s) 
+	 */ 
+	NinjaWarrior(int s)	 
+	{
+		str = s; 
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * this is an example of a "set method" 
+	 * set methods allow us to UPDATE the value of a stat
+	 */
+	public void setStr(int s)
+	{
+		str = s; 
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * this is an example of a "get method" 
+	 * get methods allow us to access the value for a stat, which is helpful for when we want to print that stat
+	 */
+	public int getStr()
+	{
+		return str; 
+	}
+}
diff --git a/main.java b/main.java
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+
+public class main {
+
+	/**
+	 * @param args
+	 */
+	public static void main(String[] args) {
+		
+		//creates a NinjaWarrior object named player 
+		NinjaWarrior player = new NinjaWarrior(10); 
+		
+		//we can run any of our methods on player using "player.methodNameHere
+		System.out.println("Starting strength is "+player.getStr()); 
+		player.setStr(14); //updates the strength to 14
+		System.out.println("Strength is now "+player.getStr()); 
+		
+		
+
+	}
+
+}