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 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 Joe Deloss ?  Deloss  is conscious of these impediments to success and offers  his  employees benefits for housing  transportation  and counseling.  His  philosophy of fair chance employment is making a difference in their lives.

SOLUTION: Positive

PROBLEM: What is the sentiment of the following document towards the entity Michael Jenkins ? In a series of text messages exchanged on Sunday   Jenkins  convinced  the child  to skip school the next day and meet with  him  instead  police sources said.

SOLUTION:
Neutral