When to use bold, italics, & underline for essays.?

melody

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When stressing something or placing emphasis on a word, when should you use bold and when should you use italic fonts? Or underline? I know titles are usually underlined. But for example:

What I didn't realize was that it was my fault; *I* was holding myself back. *I* was etc etc....

I want to stress the ** but unsure if I should bold or italicize this.
It is for an english paper with MLA format.
 
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