Go to some newspaper Internet sites. Look for articles on an important person who has been accused of a controversial act, such as sexual harassment, plagiarism, theft, murder, embezzlement, or other issue. Apply stasis theory to this act. Are both sides asking the same question?
Then look at how various commentators define the issue. What do different commentators call that act? Look at how people describe the quality of the act, which usually involves the social values they attach to it.
Finally, look at what people say should be done about it. Write a paragraph using stasis theory to analyze the ways in which this issue has been framed.
Example:
Edward Snowden was a computer programmer who worked as a contractor for the National Security Agency (NSA). (An Internet search on "Edward Snowden NSA" will lead to lots of articles.) In June 2013 he revealed thousands of classified documents to three journalists. He said he did this because the NSA was violating the Constitution, exceeding its mandate, and abusing its authority. He fled to Hong Kong, and then to Moscow. The Snowden case is rife with issues that lend themselves to this kind of analysis. Did he download and publish classified data? Yes, he admits it. Was it a crime, and if so, what kind of crime? This is a matter of definition. Some say it was treason, but others say it was whistleblowing. Then we get to the nature of the act. Was it patriotic or traitorous? What was the intent? And then policy: What should the U.S. do with Snowden if he leaves Russia or returns to this country?