diff --git a/src/helpers.rs b/src/helpers.rs
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+use ansi_term::Color::{Green, Red, Yellow};
+use std::fmt::Display;
+
+pub fn verify<T: PartialEq + Display>(left: T, right: T) {
+    if left == right {
+        println!("{} {} == {}", Green.bold().paint("PASS"), left, right);
+    } else {
+        println!(
+            "{} You submitted {}, but that's not correct!",
+            Red.bold().paint("FAIL"),
+            left
+        );
+        println!("     Please correct your code to make this test pass!");
+    }
+}
+
+pub fn verify_easy<T: PartialEq + Display>(left: T, right: T) {
+    if left == right {
+        println!("{} {} == {}", Green.bold().paint("PASS"), left, right);
+    } else {
+        println!(
+            "{} You submitted {}, but that's not correct!",
+            Red.bold().paint("FAIL"),
+            left
+        );
+        println!("     Expected: {}", right);
+        println!("     Please correct your code to make this test pass!");
+    }
+}
+
+pub fn title(s: &str) {
+    println!("{} {}", Yellow.bold().paint("RUN"), s);
+}