public String emphasize(String phrase, char ch) {
    StringBuilder newPhrase = new StringBuilder(phrase);
    for (int i = 0; i < newPhrase.length(); i++) {
      char currentChar = newPhrase.charAt(i);
      if (Character.toLowerCase(currentChar) == Character.toLowerCase(ch)) {
        newPhrase.setCharAt(i, (i % 2 == 0) ? '*' : '+');

        //                 if (i % 2 == 0) {
        //                     newPhrase.setCharAt(i, '*');
        //                 }
        //                 else {
        //                     newPhrase.setCharAt(i, '+');
        //                 }
      }
    }
    return newPhrase.toString();
  }
 public boolean isVowel(char ch) {
   String vowels = "aeiou";
   ch = Character.toLowerCase(ch);
   int idx = vowels.indexOf(ch);
   boolean bVowel = false;
   if (idx != -1) {
     bVowel = true;
   }
   // System.out.println(String.valueOf(bVowel));
   return bVowel;
 }