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*   Author: Your name please
*   Date:  26 Apr 2021
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import java.util.ArrayList;

public class Lists 
{
    public static void main(String[] args)
    {
        /*test drive your methods here.  Since everything is static,
         * you can call them directly.*/
    }
    /**
     * This returns a list with all of the even-indexed items
     * of a list in their index order.
     * @param list The list we are sampling from
     * @return the items in the list we passed in in index order.
     * The original list is NOT modified.
     */
    public static ArrayList<String> everyOther(ArrayList<String> list)
    {
        return new ArrayList<String>();
    }    
    /**
     * This reports the second-highest item in the list in 
     * alphabetical order, case-insensitive.  It does not modify
     * the original list.
     * @param list The list we are searching
     * @return The second-highest item in the list in alphabetical order,
     * case-insensitive.
     */
    public static String secondLargest(ArrayList<String> list)
    {
        return "";
    }    
    /**
     * This returns a new list with all items in the first half of
     * the alphabet in their original order.  This is case-insensitive.
     * It does not modify
     * the original list.
     * @param list The list we are filtering
     * @return a new list consisting of items int he first half of the 
     * alphabet from the list we passed in in their original order.
     * case-insensitive.
     */
    public static ArrayList<String> firstHalf(ArrayList<String> list)
    {
        return new ArrayList<String>();
    }    
    /**
     * This returns a new list that is truncated at the first instance
     * of the string <code>chop</code>, which will appear at the end of this
     * new list.
     * @param chop The string we are chopping at.
     * @param list The list being chopped.
     * @return returns a copy of the list chopped at <code>chop</code>.
     * If <code>chop</code> does not appear, it returns the original list.
     */
    public static ArrayList<String> chopAt(ArrayList<String> list, String chop)
    {
        return new ArrayList<String>();
    }    
     /**  This takes a list of strings and upper-cases them all
     * in-place.  It modifies the original list.
     * @param list The list being upper-cased.
     */
    public static void capitalOffense(ArrayList<String> list)
    {
    }    


}