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In this task, you are given books product reviews in English language. The goal is to classify the review as "POS" if the overall sentiment of the review is positive or as "NEG" if the overall sentiment of the review is negative.
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Much-needed history for today's young women . I'm so glad to see a history for today's young women about what it was like before Title 9 - which, while it wasn't that long ago, seems unreal to my daughter's generation. I remember The Days Before, when the boys got the gym and were formed into athletic teams while the girls got WHAT PASSED for PE - calisthenics in the cafeteria! (and instructional time was used to move the tables and chairs aside) In a day when feminism is facing a hostile backlash, Ms. Blumenthal's book is a valuable reminder that "what used to be" wasn't as rosy as some claim, a reminder of the gains made in sports by talented girls, and of what we DON'T want to return to! Five stars
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POS

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Both sides of the coin... . Wow. I read this book a few days ago, and definitely have my own opinion on it. I thought I would come here and see what other folks are saying, and I'm not altogether surprised. The first thing that continually surprises me when I read a poorly written book is how so many people can think it is, in fact, well-written, if not even brilliant. There is, of course, no accounting for taste. What disturbs me more than the inability of people to recognize both poor writing and equally poor scholarship (which suggests a lack in either education or practice) is how people can urge others to have a balanced view on a subject when they quite obviously could not be more imbalanced in their own views. I urge those of you that see Bush as a righteous man to please "read around." There are, obviously, dozens of books about this man and his actions that touch on topics that books like God and George W. Bush will not even acknowlege, much less discuss, defend, or justify. To ignore these other sources of information is to be possibly tragically misinformed. While I do not doubt that many of the previous reviews come from good and intelligent people, I am forced to wonder how they can support a man who performs acts, or at least allows them to be performed, that are every bit as vile as that which he claims to oppose. Read other books and you will see. One subject that always makes me wince is the labeling of those fighting our soldiers as evil. I am not supporting them or denouncing our own, but merely urging all of us to recognize the humanity of others. Labeling a people as evil undermines their humanity and suggests that they do not have good reasons to be fighting, but that they fight simply to overcome those who "love freedom." This is from page 114 of this very book, (a quote from Phyllis Wheatley) "In every human breast, God has implanted a principle which we call love of freedom." Here's a 'revolutionary' thought: Everybody loves and wants freedom. If people are fighting they are fighting for freedom, we simply must ask one question: Freedom from what? Read around and see for yourself if you can answer such a question. Also, see if you can discover, honestly and objectively, the freedoms that we are currently fighting for. Another huge bother for me in this book is that Kengor refers to Texas as the largest state in the nation. It's difficult to take the rest of his scholarship seriously when he makes such a statement. Another horrific, to my mind, thought is that Bush, and lots of his followers, truly believes that God wants him to be president. A megalomaniacal zealot in charge of a cadre of nukes with an "I'm on a mission from God" world view scares the hell out of me.
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NEG

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Don't waste your money . This book, the author and his company is a joke. Don't waste your money
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NEG