It’s the 3rd option. The clock is representing their lives ticking away slowly
Answer:
a. Address the writing process and not the actual submitted work
Explanation:
There is no argument process in these sentences, he just talks about how difficult it was to write the paper.
There is no argumentation, the author does not expose his points of view or anything, that he, he does not adresses anything about the actual submitted work.
So the correct answer is:
a. Address the writing process and not the actual submitted work
