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 Ryan Zinke ? The Trump administration is backing off plans to allow offshore oil and gas exploration in the waters surrounding Florida  according to a statement released by Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke Tuesday evening.
I had predicted that the pushback from Scott  Rubio  and other GOP members of Floridaâs Congressional delegation â several of whom have been staunch supporters of the President â made it a lot less likely that any offshore drilling in Florida waters would be approved  and  Zinke  specifically cited Scottâs opposition to the plan as influencing his departmentâs decision:
Read my full statement on taking #Florida off the table for offshore oil and gas. Local voice matters. pic.twitter.com/fJhv0p0CDC â Secretary Ryan Zinke (@SecretaryZinke) January 9  2018
âI support [Gov. Scottâs] position that Florida is unique and its coasts are heavily reliant on tourism as an economic driver. As a resultâ¦I am removing Florida from consideration for any new oil and gas platforms â wrote  Zinke   adding âLocal voice mattersâ to his tweet.
Scott retweeted another post by  Zinke   clearly pleased.
After talking with @FLGovScott  I am removing #Florida from the draft offshore plan. pic.twitter.com/lZIfdCDNOR â Secretary Ryan Zinke (@SecretaryZinke) January 9  2018

SOLUTION: Positive

PROBLEM: What is the sentiment of the following document towards the entity Matt Ryan ? Matt Ryan shook off three interceptions to guide the Falcons to Matt Bryant’s 52-yard field goal with 3:49 to go. The Saints (9-4) were in position to pull out the victory  driving to the Atlanta 11 after Drew Brees converted on fourth-and-1 with a quarterback sneak  as coach Sean Payton passed on attempting a tying field goal.
 Ryan  had three interceptions in a stretch of nine plays at the end of the first half and the beginning of the second. But  he  tied the game with an 8-yard touchdown pass to Mohamed Sanu with 9:55 remaining   finishing 15 of 27 for 221 yards.
Brees was 26 of 35 for 271 yards and two TDs. Yet  he  was kicking  himself  for trying to force one at the end.
After getting picked off on Atlanta’s last play of the first half   Ryan  went to the air again on the first play of the second half.
Same result  though it wasn’t  Ryan ’s fault.
On Atlanta’s next possession   Ryan  guided the Falcons to the New Orleans 9. On third down   he  attempted to force a pass into the end zone for Julio Jones only to be picked off again by Marcus Williams.
It was the second time this season and ninth time in  his  career that  Ryan  has thrown three interceptions in a game.

SOLUTION: Negative

PROBLEM: What is the sentiment of the following document towards the entity Jake Clark ? Last Saturday  the couple wed outside of Dayton  OH. But before the two said âI do â their friend  Jake Clark  set the stage for their walk down the aisle as âflower man.â
According to Yahoo Style   Clark  approached the couple after they got engaged and volunteered  himself  to be part of the wedding party. Amanda and Daniel took  him  up on the offer  and now the pictures of  Clark 's walk down the aisle have received nearly 200 reactions and over 60 shares on Facebook.
 Clark  strutted down the aisle with not one  but three fanny packs â all stuffed with fallen fall leaves. During the rehearsal  Amanda thought the fallen leaves were pretty  but  Clark  says of the atypical wedding foliage  âUnfortunately  a lot of them were shredded when I pulled them out  and some people got some leaves to the face as well  which they seemed to be good sports about.â
As for the multiple fanny packs   Clark  wanted to âgo big or go home.â
âI figured if Iâm going to be flower man  Iâm going to go all out â go big or go home â  Clark  tells Yahoo. âI could have just carried around a basket  but I thought  âHow could I make it a little more over the top?â So I decided three fanny packs  not one. The showcase fanny pack was actually a unicorn fanny pack.â
 Clark  wasnât the only unconventional part of the wedding â later in the evening an unexpected blaze broke out.

SOLUTION:
Positive