TASK DEFINITION: In this task, you're given text messages in natural language. Your task is to classify those text messages based on their content into two classes: (1) Spam and (2) Ham messages. If the content of the given message is irrelevant to the receiver or is equally relevant to many other potential recipients then it must be labeled as ‘spam’, otherwise, it should be labeled as ‘ham’.
PROBLEM: I am taking half day leave bec i am not well

SOLUTION: ham

PROBLEM: Turns out my friends are staying for the whole show and won't be back til ~ &lt;#&gt; , so feel free to go ahead and smoke that $ &lt;#&gt;  worth

SOLUTION: ham

PROBLEM: Maybe westshore or hyde park village, the place near my house?

SOLUTION:
ham