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Today I read the article, "THE TRUTH ABOUT POWER," which was written by Steve Maich. It was not what I was looking for so I found a new article on power called, “ Taking the starch out of status.” Alan Wolfe wrote this article. The main focus of this article was to show how someone’s status, or the amount of power and wealth they maintain affects society. There are many people in this world that would do just about anything for increase their status. This is possible by seeking any advantage over other individuals. In Dollhouse the owners take advantage of less fortunate people by turning them into dolls. They do what they need to in order to prosper and make money from the organization. The article also emphasizes the fact that although the less fortunate people with lower statuses look up to the wealthy and rich, these people also rely on the lower classes as well. They are equally dependent on one another. The main topic of my paper is how control works into people’s lives. The underprivileged or desperate people have to resort to things like giving up an organ, being a prostitute, or in the series’ case, being a doll. The owners and founders of the dollhouse realize that it is important for there to be people in debt or in a bad place in life because without them no one would willingly sign up to be a doll. They rely on these people to maintain their company.

 Alan, Wolfe. "Taking the Starch Out of Status." New York Times Magazine (1998): 62. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 11 Apr. 2011.