Final Write-Up

My final write-up can be found at the link below in order to maintain formatting and tables.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hQoIcbh1dd1ksmTZxfQa7kfbNZBUGBTEYupcKTOoK6g/edit?usp=sharing

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