I want to start over and choose the first option for this unit, because there is no obvious system of order in cell phone culture. I want to examine the system of order in playing cards. This may seem as a very small topic with little available research; however the more I think about the order of playing cards there more ideas come to me. Why are there four suits and what do they signify? Why do the numbers go from two to ten? Why is a king more powerful than a queen? This seems rather sexist, almost the same way the Dewey Decimal System is religiously biased toward Buddhists and Hindus. Why can an ace be used as a low of high card? These are some of the questions I want to examine. I also want to research particular cards games, because in hearts, the queen of spades is the worst card in the game. Who makes these rules and what do they signify?
When I think about these questions, I start to wonder about the history of playing cards and its system of order. There is a definite hierarchy that exists within playing cards and I want to examine, as Weinberger does, that system of order. I feel like Weinberger may not have thought of playing cards, because I could definitely see this as one of his mini chapters. The third order of order could be online card games, where the computer shuffles and everything is random. The internet has revolutionized cards, as people are connected and play poker, bridge, gin, go fish, and everything game imaginable. So in a sense there has been a transformation from second order card clubs, where people used to meet up and play to the third order of internet gaming. I am excited to research to order and hierarchy of playing cards because this order is one that will not be changed and will probably exist forever.
