TASK DEFINITION: Given a document, an entity and its sentiment towards the entity, verify if it is the correct sentiment towards the entity. Answer should be yes or no. Note that URLs in the text have been replaced with [Link].
PROBLEM: Verify if the sentiment of the following document towards the entity Alia Shawkat is Positive . How high up the ladder does a woman need to climb before she feels her voice is heard? The unfortunate answer  is that getting to the top doesnât bring any guarantees  actor and start of  "Search Party" Alia Shawkat  told me on "Salon Talks."
âIâll be on a set with a male actor  weâre both in the same role  same position of power on set. And Iâll suggest an idea and itâs talked over  and then heâll say it and everyone listens  " Shawkat  said.
Itâs an experience that too many women are familiar with  no matter where they work.  Shawkat  is an accomplished actress with roles in cult favorites ("Arrested Development " "Transparent " "Broad City")  who stars in the TBS comedic murder mystery âSearch Partyâ and is the executive producer of the upcoming film  âDuck Butter."
âThereâs a hunger to gain power on set as women  and literally my voice is not always heard. And thatâs the most frustrating part  repeating  myself  "  she  said.
While the current societal focus is on allegations of sexual harassment and assault that have been brought to light  as well as holding men in positions of power accountable for their actions   Shawkat  believes those steps are just the beginning to addressing gender dynamics in Hollywood. To hear more of  her  personal experiences feeling silenced  watch the video above.

SOLUTION: no

PROBLEM: Verify if the sentiment of the following document towards the entity Trent Franks is Neutral . Rep. Trent Franks (R-Ariz .) on Dec. 7 said  he ’ll resign after  he  had a “discussion of surrogacy with two previous female subordinates.” (Bastien Inzaurralde Melissa Macaya/The Washington Post)
 Rep. Trent Franks (R-Ariz.)  on Dec. 7 said  he ’ll resign after  he  had a “discussion of surrogacy with two previous female subordinates.” (Bastien Inzaurralde Melissa Macaya/The Washington Post)
 Rep. Trent Franks  an Arizona Republican who is among the most conservative members of the House   said  he  would resign  his  seat after House officials learned that  he  had asked two female employees to bear  his  child as a surrogate.
 Franks’s  announcement came as the House Ethics Committee said it would create a special subcommittee to investigate  Franks  for conduct “that constitutes sexual harassment and/or retaliation for opposing sexual harassment.”
His resignation  which  Franks  said is effective Jan. 31  will end the ethics investigation.
 Franks  said in  his  statement that the investigation concerns  his  “discussion of surrogacy with two previous female subordinates  making each feel uncomfortable.”
While  Franks ’s statement left the circumstances of the “discussion” murky  three Republicans familiar with the allegations said that he had asked the staffers  who worked for him at the time but have since left his office  if they would serve as a surrogate mother for his child. A spokesman for  Franks  did not respond to a request for comment on that claim.
In his statement   Franks  said he never “physically intimidated  coerced  or had  or attempted to have  any sexual contact with any member of my congressional staff.”
“However  I do want to take full and personal responsibility for the ways I have broached a topic that  unbeknownst to me until very recently  made certain individuals uncomfortable ”  Franks  said  adding  “I deeply regret that my discussion of this option and process in the workplace caused distress.”
 Franks  explained in  his  statement that  he  and  his  wife have long struggled with infertility. After having twins with a surrogate  the couple sought additional children   he  said.
House Speaker Paul D. Ryan’s office said in a statement Thursday that Ryan (R-Wis.) had been briefed on “credible claims of misconduct” by  Franks  last week  after the House general counsel was contacted about the allegations and investigated them.
 Franks  did not deny the allegations when Ryan confronted him  according to the speaker’s statement. Ryan told  Franks  he should resign  and said he would refer the matter to the House Ethics Committee  his statement said.
The  Franks  revelations came on the same day that Sen. Al Franken (D-Minn.) resigned his seat after multiple allegations of sexual misconduct and as the House Ethics Committee opened a separate probe into Rep. Blake Farenthold (R-Tex.).
 Franks  has served in the House since 2003 and is known as a fierce opponent of legal abortion  recently sponsoring a bill banning abortions after 20-week gestation that passed the House.  He  is also an outspoken critic of the Senate’s filibuster rule  blaming it for blocking conservative bills.
 Franks  is also a member of the House Freedom Caucus  a hard-right faction that has often clashed with Republican leaders.
 He  considered a run for Senate in 2012 but dropped out suddenly.  He  continued as chairman of a House Judiciary subcommittee and as a member of the House Armed Services Committee.

SOLUTION: no

PROBLEM: Verify if the sentiment of the following document towards the entity Abbas is Negative . Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas  on Friday urged France and Europe to play a stronger role in peace efforts  insisting  he 'll no longer accept any U.S. plans for Mideast peace because of the Trump administration's recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital.
 Abbas  met French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris a day after the U.N. General Assembly resolution denouncing President Donald Trump's decision.
 Abbas  said the United States is "no longer an honest mediator in the peace process."
"We will not accept any plan from the United States of America because of its bias and violation of the international law "  he  said.
 Abbas  also denounced the U.S threat to cut financial aid for countries who voted to back the U.N. resolution. "We call upon countries that did not recognize Palestine yet to do so to preserve the two-state solution before it's too late "  he  added.
Macron reaffirmed  his  disapproval of Trump's decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital.  The French president  recalled  he  met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu earlier this month in Paris and urged  him  to make "courageous gestures" to help revive peace talks  including freezing Israel's construction of settlements on occupied lands.

SOLUTION:
no