Public figures are representatives of their community. This indicates that they have to uphold a certain image of their community and themselves for the public. Therefore, what they do in public and in private is often scrutinised. To uphold the public relations image that they have, they need to be held accountable for their own actions. Michael phelps being a leading olympic swimmer, he had photos of himself utilising marijuana posted onto the internet by his friends. This caused sponsors like kelloggs to drop him as his public image has changed. This shows that public images given off by public figurws are often affected by their own private actions. Therefore, public figures ought to be held accountable for their actions.

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Stalin's dictatorship was a success because Stalin was able to bring out the surge in the economy and transportation of USSR. This allowed USSR to become a superpower in a very short time. Although his policies came at a great human cost, it fulfilled his goal of bringing the USSR forward.