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 Al Thomas ? FILE PHOTO:  Charlottesville Chief of Police Al Thomas  (L) and Charlottesville City Manager Maurice Jones listen to speakers during a public forum hosted by the Department of Justice Community Relations Service after a rally by far-right demonstrators led to the death of a counter protester in Charlottesville  Virginia  U.S.  August 27  2017. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts

SOLUTION: Positive

PROBLEM: What is the sentiment of the following document towards the entity Adam Rippon ? Feb. 19 (UPI)  â Figure skater Adam Rippon  decided to turn down an offer from NBC to serve as an Olympic correspondent because  he  wants to stay with Team USA in the Olympic Village.

SOLUTION: Neutral

PROBLEM: What is the sentiment of the following document towards the entity Francis ? In his speech  Francis  who used the term Rohingya twice this year in appeals from the Vatican  praised impoverished Bangladeshâs âspirit of generosity and solidarityâ in helping âa massive influx of refugees from Rakhine Stateâ.

SOLUTION:
Positive