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 Bernie Sanders ? The Women's March is holding its first National Women's Convention in four decades. So  who did they get to headline opening night?  Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) - you know  the male.
 Not only is  Sanders  not a woman  but  he  tried to ruin the chances of the first ever female presidential candidate from a major party.  He  didn't succeed  but  he  did hamper her momentum.
Some famous feminists were not amused  he  is now getting the spotlight.
"I think that right now  no one can deny that  Bernie Sanders  is probably one of the most powerful U.S. senators ... on progressive issues  womenâs issues  mobilizing millennials.  He  is really in line with the principles of the Women's March " Mallory said in an exclusive interview Wednesday night.
 Sanders  doesn't seem to mind the noise.  He 's just excited for the opportunity to stand in solidarity with women.
âIâm honored to join the women at the front lines of our struggle for economic  social  racial and environmental justice. In January  millions of women came out in an extraordinary and unprecedented display of power and resistance "  Sanders  said in reference to the Women's March on Washington and sister protests in cities around the world on the first day of President Trump's administration. "Now more than ever  we must support the leadership of women across the country and fight together to advance our progressive agenda."

SOLUTION: Neutral

PROBLEM: What is the sentiment of the following document towards the entity Mario Gabelli ? Mario Gabelli says the animal spirits in the markets  awakened by tax reform and strong corporate profits  are creating a new wave of merger activity and opportunities for investors.
 Gabelli  says  he 's a buyer of General Electric shares after  their  recent pullback  based on  its  industrial business. GE shares are up 1.5 percent on Monday.  He  said  his  firm is just starting to buy.
Live entertainment is an opportunity for investors   Gabelli  said  saying  he  likes Liberty Braves (which is Liberty Media Corp. Series C)  and Madison Square Garden.
 He  owns shares of casino operators Wynn and MGM and says  he  would continue to hold Wynn even without  its  CEO  Steve Wynn  at the helm. Wynn shares are plunging  down another 8.7 percent on Monday  after the chief executive was accused of sexual misconduct over a number of years. MGM's stock is up 2.2 percent.
 Gabelli  also said oil services companies are well-positioned  saying  he  is adding to  his  holdings of Halliburton and buying shares of a smaller Minneapolis-area fracking company called Twin Disc  sending  its  shares up 14 percent in midday trading Monday.
 Gabelli  said  "I'm still very optimistic as I generally am over the next six to nine months."  He  says  he  doesn't believe the market is overheated at the moment.
"It's not like 1999 when doctors were looking at the quote machines while they were operating "  Gabelli  said. "You're seeing a flow of funds. Is it too much? Not yet."

SOLUTION: Positive

PROBLEM: What is the sentiment of the following document towards the entity Amanda Taylor Marston ? Marston  elected to not consolidate the 10 loans because  he  found motivation in paying each one off separately and in full   he  said.
For each loan   he  received a letter confirming that the amount was paid off in full.
A James Madison University collections manager wrote a letter to  Marston  in September 2014  confirming that his Perkins student loan had been paid in full. The letter  shared with ABC News  was verified by a collections manager.
Marston's father   Jeff Marston   told ABC News that he knew his son would be responsible and pay off the debt  but never expected him to settle as quickly as he did.

SOLUTION:
Positive