Using the guidelines for reading photographs, the photo on page 123 of Read, Reason, Write is a scene of solemn and silent disappointment. With the supposed the President centered in the room, flanked by the American flag and a flag bearing the Seal of the President of the United States, which implies the man in the middle is the President. Also, the feeling of solemn and silent disappointment comes from both the photo being in black-and-white, and the bowed head of the President. His hands on the desk suggest frustration, as he is hunched over the desk instead of standing or sitting straight up. The President’s back to the camera also suggests a time of personal reflection and thoughtfulness on the President’s part, but also a time of abandoning