How does Ambrose Bierce’s work help to illuminate the nature of violence or war, especially in respect to the American civil war?

How does Ambrose Bierce’s work help to illuminate the nature of violence or war, especially in respect to the American Civil War?

1-1/2 to 2 pages in an essay response. Cite relevant passages from our text to illustrate and back up your ideas. For example: William Carlos Williams crafts an unforgettably terse tableau of the American farm, “so much depends / upon / a red wheel / barrow” (309). Provide a parenthetical citation of the page number where the quote appears in our anthology (all volumes are permissible).

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Ambrose Bierce page 394-406