diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index ba2f6ca..84c0e3a 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
     "react": "^15.3.2",
     "react-dom": "^15.3.2",
     "react-redux": "^5.0.4",
-    "react-router-dom": "^4.1.1",
+    "react-router-dom": "^4.2.2",
     "redux": "^3.6.0"
   },
   "scripts": {
diff --git a/src/App.js b/src/App.js
index 15bddc9..869484c 100644
--- a/src/App.js
+++ b/src/App.js
@@ -1,21 +1,43 @@
 import React from "react";
 import TopNav from "./components/TopNav";
 import SideNav from "./components/SideNav";
+import {BrowserRouter,Route,Switch} from "react-router-dom";
+import Charts from "./components/Charts";
+import Tables from "./components/Tables";
+import Settings from "./components/Settings";
+import Wall from "./components/Wall";
+import Marquee from "./components/Marquee";
+import Profile from "./components/Profile";
+import Dashboard from "./components/Dashboard";
+import Profiles from "./components/Profiles";
 
 function App() {
   return (
-    <div> 
+  <BrowserRouter>
+    <div>
       <div id="wrapper">
         <nav className="navbar navbar-inverse navbar-fixed-top" role="navigation">
           <TopNav />
           <SideNav />
         </nav>
+
         <div style={{backgroundColor: "white"}}>
           {/* PUT YOUR ROUTES HERE */}
+          <Switch>
+          <Route path="/charts" component={Charts} />
+          <Route path="/tables" component={Tables} />
+          <Route path="/settings" component={Settings} />
+          <Route path="/wall" component={Wall} />
+          <Route path="/profiles" component={Profiles} />
+          <Route path="/marquee/:text" component={Marquee} />
+          <Route path="/profile/:id" component={Profile} />
+          <Route path="/" component={Dashboard} />
+        </Switch>
+
         </div>
       </div>
     </div>
-
+  </BrowserRouter>
   );
 }
 
diff --git a/src/components/Charts.js b/src/components/Charts.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b7ec88e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/Charts.js
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+import React from "react";
+
+function Charts(){
+  return(
+    <div>this is for the charts</div>
+  )
+}
+export default Charts;
diff --git a/src/components/Marquee.js b/src/components/Marquee.js
index 820e8c4..9b4c972 100644
--- a/src/components/Marquee.js
+++ b/src/components/Marquee.js
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 import React from "react";
+// import {Link} from "react-router-dom";
 
 function Marquee(props) {
-  const message = "hello";
-  return (   
+  const message = props.match.params.text;
+  return (
     <marquee>{message}</marquee>
   );
 }
diff --git a/src/components/Profile.js b/src/components/Profile.js
index c4eb646..736616e 100644
--- a/src/components/Profile.js
+++ b/src/components/Profile.js
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 import React from "react";
 import {connect} from "react-redux";
+// import {Link} from "react-router-dom";
 
 function Profile(props) {
-  const userId = 0;
-  const user = props.users.find(u => u.id == userId) || {};
-  return (   
+  const userId = props.match.params.id;
+  const user = props.users.find(u => u.id === userId) || {};
+  return (
     <div>
       <h3>{user.firstName} {user.lastName}</h3>
       <h4>{user.occupation}</h4>
@@ -18,4 +19,3 @@ function Profile(props) {
 export default connect(function (state) {
   return {users: state.users};
 })(Profile);
-
diff --git a/src/components/Profiles.js b/src/components/Profiles.js
index 3409812..a69018d 100644
--- a/src/components/Profiles.js
+++ b/src/components/Profiles.js
@@ -1,15 +1,16 @@
 import React from "react";
 import {connect} from "react-redux";
+// import {Link} from "react-router-dom";
 
 function Profiles(props) {
   const userDivs = props.users.map((user,i) => {
     return (
       <div key={i}>
         {user.firstName} - {user.lastName}
-        <a href="#"> View </a>
+        <link rel="/profile/ + {user.id}"> View </link>
       </div>);
   });
-  return (   
+  return (
     <div>{userDivs}</div>
   );
 }
@@ -17,5 +18,3 @@ function Profiles(props) {
 export default connect(function (state) {
   return {users: state.users};
 })(Profiles);
-
-
diff --git a/src/components/Settings.js b/src/components/Settings.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..29e870e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/Settings.js
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+import React from "react";
+
+function Settings(){
+  return(
+    <div>this is for the settings</div>
+  )
+}
+export default Settings;
diff --git a/src/components/SideNav.js b/src/components/SideNav.js
index 9caaf7c..361ca18 100644
--- a/src/components/SideNav.js
+++ b/src/components/SideNav.js
@@ -1,29 +1,53 @@
 import React from "react";
-// import {Link} from "react-router-dom";
+import {Link} from "react-router-dom";
 
 function SideNav() {
   return (
     <div className="collapse navbar-collapse navbar-ex1-collapse">
       <ul className="nav navbar-nav side-nav">
         <li className="active">
-          {/*
-          <Link to="/"> <i className="fa fa-fw fa-dashboard" />
-            Dashboard 
+
+           <Link to="/"> <i className="fa fa-fw fa-dashboard" />
+            Dashboard
           </Link>
-          */}
+
+        </li>
+        <li>
+          <Link to="/charts/"> <i className="fa fa-fw fa-bar-chart-o"  />
+           Charts
+         </Link>
+
+        </li>
+        <li>
+          <Link to="/tables/"> <i className="fa fa-fw fa-table"  />
+           Tables
+         </Link>
+
+        </li>
+        <li>
+          <Link to="/settings/"> <i className="fa fa-fw fa-settings"  />
+           Settings
+         </Link>
+
+        </li>
+        <li>
+          <Link to="/wall/"> <i className="fa fa-fw fa-wall"  />
+           Wall
+         </Link>
+
         </li>
         <li>
-          <a href="charts.html">
-            <i className="fa fa-fw fa-bar-chart-o" /> Charts
-          </a>
+          <Link to="/marquee/iLoveRoutes"> <i className="fa fa-fw fa-wall"  />
+           Marquee
+         </Link>
         </li>
         <li>
-          <a href="tables.html">
-            <i className="fa fa-fw fa-table" /> Tables
-          </a>
+          <Link to="/marquee/reactRouterRules"> <i className="fa fa-fw fa-wall"  />
+           Marquee 
+         </Link>
         </li>
       </ul>
-    </div>);  
+    </div>);
 }
 
 export default SideNav;
diff --git a/src/components/Tables.js b/src/components/Tables.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4ad7187
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/Tables.js
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+import React from "react";
+
+function Tables(){
+  return(
+    <div>this is for the tables</div>
+  )
+}
+
+export default Tables;
diff --git a/src/components/Wall.js b/src/components/Wall.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..66a69a5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/Wall.js
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+import React from "react";
+
+function Wall(){
+  return(
+    <div>this is for the wall</div>
+  )
+}
+export default Wall;
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index d0671b2..33ca8a0 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -2606,24 +2606,28 @@ he@1.1.x:
   version "1.1.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/he/-/he-1.1.0.tgz#29319d49beec13a9b1f3c4f9b2a6dde4859bb2a7"
 
-history@^4.5.1, history@^4.6.0:
-  version "4.6.1"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/history/-/history-4.6.1.tgz#911cf8eb65728555a94f2b12780a0c531a14d2fd"
+history@^4.7.2:
+  version "4.7.2"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/history/-/history-4.7.2.tgz#22b5c7f31633c5b8021c7f4a8a954ac139ee8d5b"
   dependencies:
     invariant "^2.2.1"
     loose-envify "^1.2.0"
-    resolve-pathname "^2.0.0"
-    value-equal "^0.2.0"
+    resolve-pathname "^2.2.0"
+    value-equal "^0.4.0"
     warning "^3.0.0"
 
 hoek@2.x.x:
   version "2.16.3"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/hoek/-/hoek-2.16.3.tgz#20bb7403d3cea398e91dc4710a8ff1b8274a25ed"
 
-hoist-non-react-statics@^1.0.3, hoist-non-react-statics@^1.2.0:
+hoist-non-react-statics@^1.0.3:
   version "1.2.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/hoist-non-react-statics/-/hoist-non-react-statics-1.2.0.tgz#aa448cf0986d55cc40773b17174b7dd066cb7cfb"
 
+hoist-non-react-statics@^2.3.0:
+  version "2.3.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/hoist-non-react-statics/-/hoist-non-react-statics-2.3.1.tgz#343db84c6018c650778898240135a1420ee22ce0"
+
 home-or-tmp@^2.0.0:
   version "2.0.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/home-or-tmp/-/home-or-tmp-2.0.0.tgz#e36c3f2d2cae7d746a857e38d18d5f32a7882db8"
@@ -4194,7 +4198,7 @@ path-to-regexp@0.1.7:
   version "0.1.7"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/path-to-regexp/-/path-to-regexp-0.1.7.tgz#df604178005f522f15eb4490e7247a1bfaa67f8c"
 
-path-to-regexp@^1.5.3:
+path-to-regexp@^1.7.0:
   version "1.7.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/path-to-regexp/-/path-to-regexp-1.7.0.tgz#59fde0f435badacba103a84e9d3bc64e96b9937d"
   dependencies:
@@ -4678,24 +4682,26 @@ react-redux@^5.0.4:
     loose-envify "^1.1.0"
     prop-types "^15.0.0"
 
-react-router-dom@^4.1.1:
-  version "4.1.1"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/react-router-dom/-/react-router-dom-4.1.1.tgz#3021ade1f2c160af97cf94e25594c5f294583025"
+react-router-dom@^4.2.2:
+  version "4.2.2"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/react-router-dom/-/react-router-dom-4.2.2.tgz#c8a81df3adc58bba8a76782e946cbd4eae649b8d"
   dependencies:
-    history "^4.5.1"
+    history "^4.7.2"
+    invariant "^2.2.2"
     loose-envify "^1.3.1"
     prop-types "^15.5.4"
-    react-router "^4.1.1"
+    react-router "^4.2.0"
+    warning "^3.0.0"
 
-react-router@^4.1.1:
-  version "4.1.1"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/react-router/-/react-router-4.1.1.tgz#d448f3b7c1b429a6fbb03395099949c606b1fe95"
+react-router@^4.2.0:
+  version "4.2.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/react-router/-/react-router-4.2.0.tgz#61f7b3e3770daeb24062dae3eedef1b054155986"
   dependencies:
-    history "^4.6.0"
-    hoist-non-react-statics "^1.2.0"
+    history "^4.7.2"
+    hoist-non-react-statics "^2.3.0"
     invariant "^2.2.2"
     loose-envify "^1.3.1"
-    path-to-regexp "^1.5.3"
+    path-to-regexp "^1.7.0"
     prop-types "^15.5.4"
     warning "^3.0.0"
 
@@ -5021,9 +5027,9 @@ resolve-from@^1.0.0:
   version "1.0.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/resolve-from/-/resolve-from-1.0.1.tgz#26cbfe935d1aeeeabb29bc3fe5aeb01e93d44226"
 
-resolve-pathname@^2.0.0:
-  version "2.1.0"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/resolve-pathname/-/resolve-pathname-2.1.0.tgz#e8358801b86b83b17560d4e3c382d7aef2100944"
+resolve-pathname@^2.2.0:
+  version "2.2.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/resolve-pathname/-/resolve-pathname-2.2.0.tgz#7e9ae21ed815fd63ab189adeee64dc831eefa879"
 
 resolve@1.1.7, resolve@1.1.x:
   version "1.1.7"
@@ -5685,9 +5691,9 @@ validate-npm-package-license@^3.0.1:
     spdx-correct "~1.0.0"
     spdx-expression-parse "~1.0.0"
 
-value-equal@^0.2.0:
-  version "0.2.1"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/value-equal/-/value-equal-0.2.1.tgz#c220a304361fce6994dbbedaa3c7e1a1b895871d"
+value-equal@^0.4.0:
+  version "0.4.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/value-equal/-/value-equal-0.4.0.tgz#c5bdd2f54ee093c04839d71ce2e4758a6890abc7"
 
 vary@^1, vary@~1.1.0:
   version "1.1.0"