Feeling lost here... can some assist me?

BufferedReader and Scanner fill similar roles, which is to parse input into a program for use. This input can come from different sources, such as from a file stored on the computer or (as in this case) input from the keyboard. The task itself doesn't say which one to use so that usually means that you, as the program engineer, can decide which one suits your needs best. The Scanner class has methods that specifically read in different data types (String, int, double, boolean, etc) and this task requires you to read in both a String and an int, so your choice of using this class is a good idea. Some problems with your code: #1 Line 12: When you create an object you need to declare the object type, create a variable name for the object to use in your code, then initialize it. I underlined the step that is missing on this line. An example of this done properly would be:

SomeObjectType sot = new SomeObjectType();

#2 Using an object in Java requires you to provide an import statement to the program so that it can be used. In this code it does have the BufferedReader and InputStreamReader import statement; however since you are using a Scanner you will need to include that import statement. You can always google this required import statements when you don't know them. I provided the one you need below:

import java.util.Scanner;

#3 Your output will need to be corrected. I typically recommend that students copy and paste required output directly from the conditions/requirements. The output requires this: "name" will take over the world in "number" years. Mwa-ha-ha! which you can modify for code to:

System.out.println(name + " will take over the world in " + number + " years. Mwa-ha-ha!")