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 * William Calley, Jr.**

William Calley was a U.S army officer, second lieutenant to be exact, who was convicted of murder for his part in the My Lai Massacre. The criticism that Calley gave the American society was that the soldiers were brutal murderers. What he had hoped to achieve was the approval of his commander who had ordered him to order his men to kill hundreds Vietnamese civilians who were unarmed, despite the fact that his men were not under enemy fire. Calleys main goal in what he did was to kill the enemy, like his superior had ordered. It is still up for debate whether Captain Ernest Medina (William Calley's superior) had actually given those orders or not, because he continued to deny it. But Calleys only apparent goal was to follow through with the orders he had been given, and to defend his country.
 * Describe the criticisms of American society the individual made __**and**__ what goals they hoped to achieve.

The method that he used, clearly, was violence. The My Lai Massacre is a clear example of this. Calley had a clear message in doing this, other than simply following his comanders orders. He wanted to get revenge on the Vietnamese for the deaths of his fellow soldiers. Men, women, infants, and even the elderly were all slain in this "bloody rampage", all because Calley wanted to send a message to the Viet Cong that the American soldiers would show no mercy.
 * Explain the methods the person or group used to share their message. Be sure to provide examples.

In this time period, the method that Calley used was pretty practical. Nowadays, if something like this were to happen it would be an extreme atrocity, and although it was a heinous crime back then, it was not unheard of. For example, the Taiyuan Massacre; where the governor of Shanxi ordered the killings of innocent Christian missionaries which also included women and children like the My Lai Massacre did. Because of the Vietnam war going on in this time period, the method of killing hundreds of Vietnamese people was not some un-practical surprise.
 * Discuss the intent to which the goals and methods used by the individual was practical in this time period.

Although William Calley Jr. was a murderer in the eyes of many American (and Vietnamese) people, he did indeed have some successes. There were many soldiers that stood behind him during the murder trial, backing up the fact that he was just following orders. Because of this, the American public opinion had begun to change as well. Also, even though Calley was supposed to serve life in a maximum security prison, which was then reduced to twenty years, Calley ultimately only faced three years of house arrest. So although the massacre was unjust, in the end Calley was generally successful seeing as he hadn't served much time like he was originally supposed to and nothing had happened to the other soldiers that killed the innocent civilians. "William Calley - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia." //Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia//. Web. 1 May 2012. []. "Taiyuan Massacre - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia." //Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia//. Web. 1 May 2012. []. "Biography of William Calley." //UMKC School of Law//. Web. 1 May 2012. [].
 * __Evaluate__ the successes the individual or group had in promoting their position.
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