The sentence that would change the tone of this passage from hopeless to hopeful is the last one - From where the sun now stands I will continue to fight. You can see here that this person is very brave and determined not to give up - they want to keep on fighting to what they believe in. It is quite hopeful, especially when compared to the rest of your options which don't have that kind of different and positive tone to them.
Although coal, hydrocarbons, iron ore, platinum, copper, chromium, nickel, gold and other minerals have been found, they have not been in large enough quantities to exploit. The 1991 Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty also restricts a struggle for resources.
