Which quotation most accurately explains why douglass wrote this narrative?

"these words sank deep into my heart, stirred up sentiments within that lay slumbering, and called into existence an entirely new train of thought."

"whist i was saddened by the thought of losing the aid of my kind mistress, i was gladdened by the invaluable instruction which, by the merest accident, i had gained from my master."

"the plan which i adopted, and the one by which i was most successful, was that of making friends of all the little white boys whom i met in the street."

"the very decided manner with which he spoke, and strove to impress his wife with the evil consequences of giving me instruction, served to convince me that he was deeply sensible of the truths he was uttering."

write a five paragraph essay, you were taught to have three body paragraphs. a university essay is more flexible than that, depending on its length and on what it is trying to say. a short university essay may have three body paragraphs, but it may have more.

meet you at the corner

getting ready for work:

i sit up in bed, the time is 6: 15.

i go in the bathroom and take a long hot shower and brush my teeth.

i get dressed then grab my keys and open the door, then i realize it is raining so i go back   and get an umbrella.

when i get in my car it has very little gas and right when i get there my car runs out of gas.

when i get inside i am fired for being late.

i hope this i spent an hour on this.

how is the underlined gerund phrase used in the sentence?  

josh's plan, rushing the passer, seemed sound to us.

a.

object of a preposition

b.

direct object

c.

appositive

d.

subject