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+//Tarot Card App
+
+//MODULE 1: Declarations
+
+//create new object with cards
+var cards = new Array ();
+
+//create variables to limit cards dealt to 7 & to test in console
+var cardsLeftToDeal = 7;
+var cardsDealt = 0;
+
+//array containing the 78 cards with their img names
+cards[00] = "00_Fool";
+cards[01] = "01_Magician";
+cards[02] = "02_High_Priestess";
+cards[03] = "03_Empress";
+cards[04] = "04_Emperor";
+cards[05] = "05_Hierophant";
+cards[06] = "06_Lovers";
+cards[07] = "07_Chariot";
+cards[08] = "08_Strength";
+cards[09] = "09_Hermit";
+cards[10] = "10_Wheel_of_Fortune";
+cards[11] = "11_Justice";
+cards[12] = "12_Hanged_Man";
+cards[13] = "13_Death";
+cards[14] = "14_Temperance";
+cards[15] = "15_Devil";
+cards[16] = "16_Tower";
+cards[17] = "17_Star";
+cards[18] = "18_Moon";
+cards[19] = "19_Sun";
+cards[20] = "20_Judgement";
+cards[21] = "21_World";
+cards[22] = "22_Ace_of_Wands";
+cards[23] = "23_Two_of_Wands";
+cards[24] = "24_Three_of_Wands";
+cards[25] = "25_Four_of_Wands";
+cards[26] = "26_Five_of_Wands";
+cards[27] = "27_Six_of_Wands";
+cards[28] = "28_Seven_of_Wands";
+cards[29] = "29_Eight_of_Wands";
+cards[30] = "30_Nine_of_Wands";
+cards[31] = "31_Ten_of_Wands";
+cards[32] = "32_Page_of_Wands";
+cards[33] = "33_Knight_of_Wands";
+cards[34] = "34_Queen_of_Wands";
+cards[35] = "35_King_of_Wands";
+cards[36] = "36_Ace_of_Pentacles";
+cards[37] = "37_Two_of_Pentacles";
+cards[38] = "38_Three_of_Pentacles";
+cards[39] = "39_Four_of_Pentacles";
+cards[40] = "40_Five_of_Pentacles";
+cards[41] = "41_Six_of_Pentacles";
+cards[42] = "42_Seven_of_Pentacles";
+cards[43] = "43_Eight_of_Pentacles";
+cards[44] = "44_Nine_of_Pentacles";
+cards[45] = "45_Ten_of_Pentacles";
+cards[46] = "46_Page_of_Pentacles";
+cards[47] = "47_Knight_of_Pentacles";
+cards[48] = "48_Queen_of_Pentacles";
+cards[49] = "49_King_of_Pentacles";
+cards[50] = "50_Ace_of_Cups";
+cards[51] = "51_Two_of_Cups";
+cards[52] = "52_Three_of_Cups";
+cards[53] = "53_Four_of_Cups";
+cards[54] = "54_Five_of_Cups";
+cards[55] = "55_Six_of_Cups";
+cards[56] = "56_Seven_of_Cups";
+cards[57] = "57_Eight_of_Cups";
+cards[58] = "58_Nine_of_Cups";
+cards[59] = "59_Ten_of_Cups";
+cards[60] = "60_Page_of_Cups";
+cards[61] = "61_Knight_of_Cups";
+cards[62] = "62_Queen_of_Cups";
+cards[63] = "63_King_of_Cups";
+cards[64] = "64_Ace_of_Swords";
+cards[65] = "65_Two_of_Swords";
+cards[66] = "66_Three_of_Swords";
+cards[67] = "67_Four_of_Swords";
+cards[68] = "68_Five_of_Swords";
+cards[69] = "69_Six_of_Swords";
+cards[70] = "70_Seven_of_Swords";
+cards[71] = "71_Eight_of_Swords";
+cards[72] = "72_Nine_of_Swords";
+cards[73] = "73_Ten_of_Swords";
+cards[74] = "74_Page_of_Swords";
+cards[75] = "75_Knight_of_Swords";
+cards[76] = "76_Queen_of_Swords";
+cards[77] = "77_King_of_Swords";
+
+//MODULE 2: Functions
+
+// create function to randomly select a number that corresponds with the number of cards available. Used Math.floor to remove remainder from the random calculation, found that i could never get the King Of Swords because 78 was an impossibility. opted for math.round in order to achieve that possibility. 
+var random = function() {
+  	return Math.round(Math.random() * (77-cardsDealt));
+};
+
+// create a function to randomly determine if the card will be oriented up or down, if randomOrient returns 0, do nothing. if randomOrient returns 1, rotate the card at a 180 degree angle.
+var randomOrient = function() {
+	return Math.round(Math.random());
+};
+
+//create a function to remove a card once it has been used. This is a basic way to avoid duplicates. Implies that to deal we must refresh the page. 
+var removeCard = function(k) {
+	for (var j=k; j<cards.length; j++) {
+		cards[j] = cards[j+1];	
+	}
+	cardsLeftToDeal--;
+	cardsDealt++;
+};
+
+// create function to deal your random number as a card 
+// also orient the card up if randomOrient is 0 & down if randomOrient is 1
+var dealCard = function(i) {
+	if (cardsLeftToDeal == 0) {
+		return false;
+	} else {
+		//display card chosen in HTML by creating an image element
+		var img = document.createElement("img");
+		var cardJustDealt = cards[i];
+		var orient = randomOrient();
+		$(img).attr('id', cardJustDealt);
+		img.src = ("images/deck/" + cards[i] + ".jpg");
+		img.alt = cards[i];
+		
+		if (orient === 1) {
+			$(img).addClass("orientationDown");
+			document.getElementById("hand").appendChild(img);
+			removeCard(i);
+		} else {
+			$(img).addClass("orientationUp");
+			document.getElementById("hand").appendChild(img);
+			removeCard(i);
+		}
+	}
+};
+
+//MODULE 3: Execution (JQuery)
+
+//jquery: deal cards when "deck" is clicked & shuffle the deck by reloading the page (find a more efficient way of doing this within the page)
+$(document).ready(function() {
+	$('#deal').click(function() {
+		console.log(dealCard(random()));
+	});
+	$('#shuffle').click(function() {
+		location.reload();
+	});
+});