JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

HTML

<span id="test">what amount of wood would a wouldchuck chuck if a wouldchuck could chuck wood?</span>

JavaScript

$(function(){
    var addevent = function(what){
        return function(e){
            alert('Thanks to javascripts closures you have access to the event:\n' + e.target.id + '\n\nand what:\n' + what);
        };
    };
    
    $('#test').click(addevent('shot'));
});