JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

HTML

<div id="seeds">
    <div id="one">one</div>
    <div id="two">two</div>
    <div id="three">three</div>
</div>
<a href="#">one</a>
<a href="#">One</a>
<a href="#">two</a>
<a href="#">Two</a>
<a href="#">three</a>
<a href="#">Three</a>

JavaScript

$("a").live("click", function(event){
    var seed = $(this).text();
    if ($("#seeds").find(":contains(" + seed + ")").length){
        alert("already have it");
    }
    else {
        alert('that\'s new');
    }
    return false;
});