TASK DEFINITION: Given a document and an entity the task is to select the author's sentiment towards the entity. Sentiments can be Positive, Neutral and Negative. Select Positive if the article expresses a positive view towards the given entity or praises its quality or skills. Select Neutral if the document 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 article 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 Franken ? A woman says  Al Franken  pulled her in tightly and put  his  hand on her buttocks in 2010 while posing for a picture at the Minnesota State Fair  the second allegation of improper conduct against the Democrat and first involving  his  time as a senator.
Menz's story comes days after a Los Angeles broadcaster  Leeann Tweeden  accused  Franken  of forcibly kissing her during a 2006 USO tour.  Franken  already faced a Senate ethics investigation over Tweeden's allegation  but the Menz allegation is potentially more damaging for  Franken  because it would be behavior that occurred while  he  was in office.
 Franken   a Democrat  told CNN  he  didn't remember taking the photo with Menz  but said in a statement to the network that  he  feels badly that she felt disrespected.
"I take thousands of photos at the state fair surrounded by hundreds of people  and I certainly don't remember taking this picture "  Franken  told CNN. "I feel badly that Ms. Menz came away from our interaction feeling disrespected."
 Franken 's office did not respond to repeated Associated Press messages seeking comment on the latest allegations.
With the Capitol empty due to Thanksgiving break  reaction to the latest allegations against  Franken  were muted compared to an outcry last week â and Democrats nationally and in Minnesota were silent.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell  a Republican  repeated a statement from Thursday calling for an ethics investigation of  Franken . After publicly denouncing  Franken 's conduct and supporting that investigation last week  no powerful Democrats had spoken out by Monday afternoon about Menz's allegations.
Menz said she told her husband  Jeremy Menz  and father Mark Brown about it right away. Both men affirmed that to CNN. Menz also said she posted the photo with Franken on Facebook on Aug. 27  2010  and when her sister commented on the photo  she replied: "Dude -- Al Franken TOTALLY molested me! Creeper!"
Franken canceled a sold-out book festival appearance scheduled for Monday in Atlanta to speak and promote his book  "Al Franken  Giant of the Senate." He hasn't appeared in public since Tweeden's allegation.

SOLUTION: Negative

PROBLEM: What is the sentiment of the following document towards the entity Davy Jones ? Do you fear death? Thatâs the question that  the satanic figure Davy Jones  poses to  his  intended victims throughout At World's End  the third movie in Walt Disneyâs Pirates of the Caribbean trilogy. And  the answer the movie gives is that death is not the worst thing that can happen to you. In fact  the movie suggests that being a slave to the devil  a slave to sin  a man without honor who will betray his friends or serve evil forces  and being condemned to Hell are all worse than physical death.
The movieâs opening finds Will Turner and Elizabeth Swann allied with Captain Barbossa in a quest to free Captain Jack Sparrow from the limbo underworld of  Davy Jones â locker. They confront the cunning Chinese pirate Sao Feng  who has the map that will lead them through icy waters to Jack.
Meanwhile  the evil Lord Beckett has taken over the East India Trading Company. After having retrieved the heart of  Davy Jones  in the second movie  Lord Beckett now controls  Davy Jones  and his ship the Flying Dutchman. Using the Flying Dutchman  Beckett hangs every man  woman  and child who refuses to submit to his absolute control over the high seas.
After perilously retrieving Jack from  Davy Jones â locker  each character must ultimately choose a side in a final  titanic battle with Lord Beckettâs armada  led by  Davy Jones  and  his  ship and crew. Will is torn between saving his father or saving his love  Elizabeth. Jack is torn between honor and saving his own skin. And  Elizabeth no longer knows who she can trust.
Although the movieâs Christian metaphors are clear  the movie also deals with piracy and some pagan allusions to a âheathen god.â The movie also says that the Flying Dutchman was originally intended to ferry people to the afterlife  but that  Davy Jones  has corrupted  his  supernatural office by enslaving men.

SOLUTION: Negative

PROBLEM: What is the sentiment of the following document towards the entity Rex Ryan Monday ? FOXBOROUGH  Mass. - In one sentence  Rex Ryan managed to compliment and challenge Bill Belichick at the same time.
 The achievement is no surprise  considering the New York Jets coach can create headlines just by speaking. While his most recent comments about Belichick may have raised some eyebrows  they didn't shock the Patriots coach.
 Last year  Ryan said he didn't plan to kiss Belichick's rings  and Newsday's Bob Glauber asked Ryan Monday if he had backed off since making the statement last year. Ryan gave an honest response.
 "I just told the truth " Ryan said. "I came here to win. As much as I respect and admire Bill Belichick  I came here to kick his ass  and that's the truth. That's just the way it is."
 The coaches may have different approaches  but they continue to publicly praise each other. While Ryan is focused on beating Belichick  he went on to talk about his respect for Belichick.
 "I came here to beat him  and I'm never going to backtrack on that " Ryan said. "I do respect him and all that  absolutely. But he's the one to beat.
 "I recognize that he's the best coach in football  and he still is. But that doesn't mean I'm not going to try to go beat him  because you're darn right I'm trying to beat him  without question. He's going to get my best."
 Belichick also had praise for what Ryan has accomplished.
 "I think he's an excellent coach " Belichick said. "He did a great job at Baltimore  whether it says defensive line coach or defensive coordinator down there.
 "He's doing the same thing with the Jets. Took them to the AFC Championship game last year. Got a great record this year.
 "So he's a good football coach. His teams play hard. They're obviously well-coached. They handle pressure. They play with a lot of confidence. He's done an excellent job."

SOLUTION:
Positive