Ambrose Bierce was a journalist. Many of newspaper columns focused on corruption, fraud, and people Bierce didn’t like. Bierce had a biting wit, so people did not want to find the subject of one of columns. However, also had a very serious side to his writing. In fact, Bierce was disappointed with the war reporting of day, so he basically said, “I will do it !” At the age of 71, rode alongside Pancho Villa's army as waged revolution across Mexico.