var crew = [ {name: "Wesley Crusher", rank: "Ensign", department: "Operations", race: "Travellor"}, {name: "Alyssa Ogawa", rank: "Lieutenant", department: "Medical", race: "Human"}, {name: "Ro Laren", rank: "Ensign", department: "Operations", race: "Bajoran"}, {name: "Sam Levelle", rank: "Ensign, JG", department: "Operations", race: "Human"}, {name: "Sito Jaxa", rank: "Ensign", department: "Security", race: "Bajoran"}, {name: "Taurik", rank: "Ensign", department: "Engineering", race: "Vulcan"} ]; $.each(crew, function(index, crewman) { $("#log").append($("<ul />").text( crewman.name + " is a " + crewman.race + " who serves in the " + crewman.department + " department aboard the USS Enterprise NCC-1701-D." )); });