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 Rex Tillerson ? We have written a number of pieces about  Tillerson 's travails -- some self-inflicted but most undeniably a result of the stunningly idiosyncratic and harmful way the President's statements and tweets have gummed up the foreign policy machinery.

SOLUTION: Positive

PROBLEM: What is the sentiment of the following document towards the entity Michael Varnum ? "You didn't see droves of people abandoning their religion  spouses  or jobs " said Michael Varnum  an assistant professor of psychology at Arizona State University  in an interview.

SOLUTION: Neutral

PROBLEM: What is the sentiment of the following document towards the entity Dawn Staley ? More:  Dawn Staley  done discussing possible White House invite

SOLUTION:
Positive