TASK DEFINITION: Given a sentence and an entity, the task is to select the authors sentiment towards the enity. Sentiments can be Positive, Neutral and Negative. Select Positive if the sentence expresses a positive view towards the given entity or praises its quality or skills. Select Neutral if the sentence expresses no clear view towards the entity or has equal amounts of positive and negative statements or expressing some fact/quote by someone else. Select Negative if the sentence expresses a negative view towards like harsh remarks, criticizing entities action/decision etc. Note that URLs in the text have been replaced with [Link].
PROBLEM: What is the sentiment of the following document towards the entity Rosemary Domino ? Domino  became a global star but stayed true to  his  hometown  where  his  fate was initially unknown after Hurricane Katrina struck in August 2005. It turned out that  he  and  his  family were rescued by boat from  his  home  where  he  lost three pianos and dozens of gold and platinum records  along with other memorabilia.

SOLUTION: Positive

PROBLEM: What is the sentiment of the following document towards the entity Richard Burr ? The planned news conference from Sens. Richard Burr  R-N.C.  and Mark Warner  D-Va.  has been billed as a forum for the two panel leaders to give the public an interim status update on the committee's long-running investigation of allegations that Russia attempted to meddle in the 2016 U.S. elections  and that members of the Trump campaign may have colluded with Kremlin officials to improve their chance of victory. It is one of only a handful of public events the Senate Intelligence Committee has held in the nine months since commencing its probe.

SOLUTION: Positive

PROBLEM: What is the sentiment of the following document towards the entity Art Shay ? On Thursday  he will be honored by the American Writers Museum (americanwritersmuseum.org)  180 N. Michigan Ave.  with the installation of a special exhibit  âCaptured Stories: American Writers Through the Lens of Art Shay.â

SOLUTION:
Positive