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The Good Deed Representative

By Matthew

November 6, 2012

Matthew Historical Narrative

Author’s NoteThis award is the most honorable award for all

associations（慈善機構. This award was

created by 蔣介石(KMT) in 1958. All over Taiwan, only 27 people

received this award. 孫逸仙（sun yi xian)’s son used to be one of the

chairman for this award. Confucius’s 72 代 grandson, and when lian zan

(a very famous guy in Taiwan) was Taiwan’s vice president they used to

be this association’s chairman, too. This award has lots of judges who

chose who is going to become a Good Deed Representative of Taiwan.

My dad got chosen as a Good Deed Representative in 2010 and got the

highest ranking by the judges.


Family Tree

This is my family tree!


My Historical NarrativeAs we were getting ready to leave for the award

assembly, the royal photographer got each of us to stand next to the president so we could each have a photo in the presidential palace. Suddenly the <lash of the camera blinded me. In my mind, I still couldn’t imagine myself standing here, next to the president and receiving an award as a good deed representative of Taiwan.

Woah! I couldn’t believe my eyes. In the auditorium I could see at least 30 cameras set in the back of the stage. My heart was beating so hard that I felt sick; this was a situation I had never experienced before.

We got our seats assigned in the middle of the front row. Then the good deed representatives from last year came over. “Hello, it’s so nice to meet you all. You ladies and gentlemen must have done in<inite moral things in order to be receiving this award. On behalf of Taiwan, I want to say thank you, every one of you.” It was such an honor to meet them, I thought. “I am here to teach you the procedure for receiving this award,” one of the representatives explained.

The light from the stage was making me feel like being out on a hot summer day. Sweat dripped down my face. I wasn’t sure if I was wearing too much or I if I was just too anxious.

“Ok, now you all can just hang out, but don’t go too far away though,” one of the representatives said as he dismissed us after we all clearly understood the procedure for receiving this award. My feet moved fast and brought me out of the auditorium. “Ding” I heard the elevator’s arrival


sound. I glanced at my watch. An hour from now I would be on the stage receiving the award, my mind estimated.

“Woah! Look who’s standing there? The good deed representative of Taiwan!” I heard someone holler. I felt calmed when I heard that sound, my son’s voice.

”Thank god! You guys are <inally here!” I exclaimed. My son Matthew some how must have eaten too many candies before coming here! My head stopped sweating; the anxiety seemed to be gone.

After my family had arrived, people were like waters <looding in; suddenly the auditorium was full of people! The assembly was just about to start!

All of the good deed representatives gathered all together again. The <irst nine people that were going on the stage got to the back of the stage to get ready. I felt sweat on my palms. I reviewed what we had practiced before. “Brandon Lin, the chairman of Concordia Charitable Foundation. He had delivered millions of lunch to vulnerable people in Taiwan! Let’s give our biggest round of applause to welcome Brandon Lin!” the announcer would bellow, and then I would walk in my <inest posture to the stage and wave at the audience. Just do what I had practiced and I would be <ine I comforted myself. Suddenly “Cheng Shu Jv!” the announcer hollered! The shout terri<ied the freak out of me! The comfort had <lown away, and I once again became apprehensive. The next one was me; the next one was me, this phrase kept on repeating in my brain. My worries burned to the top of my head! I didn’t care about anything other than to successfully <inish this assembly!


“Brandon Lin, the chairman of Concordia Charitable Foundation. They had delivered millions of lunch to vulnerable people in Taiwan! Lets give our biggest round of applause to welcome Brandon Lin!” The announcer declared. Just like how I practiced, I stood up and strolled to the stage giving my best posture. The rhythm of my heartbeat matched the pace of my shoes softly feeling the stage.

So this was how it felt to be stared at by a few thousand people, I thought. By this moment I felt that I was a powerful man; by having the ability to help others and receive this honorable award. The voice of applause <illed my ear. “Thanks to all of your applause, but I want to tell you all something. Being able to receive this award and standing here listening to all of your applause was not my Merit. I’m just a representative for all the people that helped my charity!” I stated to the audience. “Let’s give a round of applause to all the charity members!” I yelled. Then I started clapping, and so on, and so on people started clapping too!

“Brandon Lin had helped millions of vulnerable people in Taiwan and he had also donated lots of money to construct schools for homeless children!” the announcer clari<ied what I had done.

I still remember that my father had told me that when you’re more powerful than others, you should help others that need help. The heat of the light heated my back. The worries had all disappeared, now I was looking forward to when would I receive the award! After the long story explaining what ethical things I had done, an old man came up the stage with a red strap that has golden texts on it and also carrying the trophy that represents the award. I tried to


focus my eyes on the audience, but I couldn’t help myself from looking at the trophy!

“Thank you for what you had done and contributing to Taiwan. I had heard lot of stories about you and your charity!” The old man thanked me. I felt so respected when everybody noticed me. The old man put the red strap on me and gave me the golden trophy! The trophy was so bright and I could marginally feel the cool air from the surface of the trophy breathing on my hand. This was the best day ever!

I went down the stage and grabbed a seat. My family was waving and smiling at me with pride.


Interview questions and answers!What happened that day?

• That day when I wake up I felt an excitement • I know that the award is the most honorable award in all of the good charity.（慈善機構）and this award is created by 蔣介石 1958 made.

• I equipped into （西裝打領帶）• I drove my car to the award assembly place. That is a place where they introduce

you. Why you received the award, what job do you do? I received the award because I the charity is very warn hearted and we worked very hard for ten years.

• All over the entire country only 27 people received this award.• 孫逸仙（sun yi xian）’s son used to be one of the chairman for this award.

Confucius’s 72 代 grandson. When lian zan is Taiwan’s vice president he is this association’s chairman too.

• After the assembly, all of the good deed representatives got on the best quality bus that the president had prepared for them. On the bus, the guide told them that no matter what they had done, receiving this award is the most honorable thing ever. NO matter what you do, receiving this award is not just people knowing it, the gods up in the sky would all know. On the bus, a good deed representatives sat next to my dad, he got a type of disease that made him not able to walk, but he used all of his money to help people that lives in mountains build a road that is not that bumpy and hard to walk on. My dad felt that what he had done is even more honorable.

• The bus drove to executive palace and the vice executive which is the executive now greeted them. One guy introduced them and then the vice executive say that the group is very good. The government needs to do a lot of works to help this community become better, but some of the works the government is not able to do and these works would need people of Taiwan to do them. Such as doing so many good things like us. The government wouldn’t be able to do all of these tiny puny things so some of them it need people to do. The vice executive kept on encouraging us that we did a very good job. He begged us to keep on doing all of these great things.

• After they left the executive palace they got on the bus again and went to the presidential palace. The bus ride is very short but it seemed like a long time. My dad is very delighted because he thinks that doing all of these things is what he’s suppose to and now people are all thinking that he’s so good and stuff. Even the president is giving an award to him.

• They got to the presidential palace and that he chatted with one of the guard over there. He told him that he is one of the guards here 30 years ago too. The guard looked at him in curiosity and smiled at him. Before going into the palace they can’t bring their cell phone, and they need to have a lot of security check before going into the palace. In the palace there’s a guide that brings them to the president, in the presidential palace you can’t wonder around and you can’t randomly take photos.


They went to the rainbow room. When the president see people like us they would all meet in the rainbow room because rainbow means different colors all mixed together which have a great meaning of good and kindness. The president said that Taiwan is helped by America and other countries in 1950 dai. That time Taiwan is very poor, KMT just got to Taiwan. When the president is talking about this thing my dad still remembers that when he’s young, people go to school with pants that says made from USA. (Story about president) Now Taiwan is getting rich we started helping people in other countries. The president thanked the good deed representatives. The president talked about Taiwan’s community and that because in Taiwan there’s people like us who helps vulnerable people and not just people from Taiwan, we even started helping other countries. The president started talking about their family and what his grand parents said. Their grand parent said something that means to help others and to be kind. What the president’s grand parents said has the same meaning of what our grand parent said. Then the good deed representatives took photos with the president. The president thanked them.

What was your feeling about the award?

My dad was nervous and kind of excited. My dad thinks that he didn’t really do a lot and the country made such a big assembly to thank us. My dad felt really happy. Because that this award people take it very serious and that there’s going to be a lot of video taping and taking photos, before the actual assembly all of the good deed representatives would need to have a practice going up the stage and stuff. Then my dad kind of got nervous and a bit worried because he could see how important this award is. Kind of happy too because he get to be awarded in such an important and meaningful award. Thinking that what he did is something that meaningful to the country and he felt happy about that. Because that it was that important everybody came. (Relatives) and (people from the charity). This award is an resemble to how people thanked us for doing all these moral things. My dad thinks that this award is earned by all of the people that helped in our charity and that my dad is only a representative for them to receive this award. All of them felt happy of doing all of these moral things.

What’s the timeline of the story?

1. Before everybody got there, all of the good deed representatives arrived and got there seat assigned in the middle of the front row. 2. The good deed representatives from last year came to help them know the concepts of what they’re going to do during the assembly and thanked them for what they all had done to receive this honorable award.3. They are separated into three different groups when going up to receive the award. After one group had been up, there’s going to be someone that’s not a good deed representative goes up to have a speech. Basically the speech is complimenting the good deed representatives. Beside the people going up to have a speech there was also cool performances.


4. My dad was the second one going on stage because he got the second highest ranking of points. The points are given by the people those choses who was going to be a good deed representatives. Which belong in the <irst group going on stage. People are called on stage like: the group with nine people <irst all go to the back of the stage, then the they’ll announce your name and tell the reason why you received this this award.

What was your feeling about receiving the award?

Went into the auditorium: When he walked into the auditorium he could see the background of the stage has a sign saying (中華民國99年全國好人好事代表八德獎頒獎典禮) My dad felt so honored, he had never been in this kind of high quality situation. He feels super joyful and in<inite brilliance. I could tell that there are at least 30 cameras and video tapers in the back of the stage. In the other sight of hand, my dad also felt a bit nervous because of how important it feels. When he got on stage: He felt like a suave man when he got on the stage. He walked on the stage with his best posture and think that he is an effective man that helps vulnerable people. He felt happy of doing what he had done. He felt powerful. My grampa told my dad that if you’re more powerful than you should help others that needs help. He felt that he’s in the middle of community (A powerful man). When my dad was standing on the stage he felt that he is someone that’s powerful enough to help others so that’s why he received this ward. After the whole day: Happy, After doing all of these moral things he received an award given from the country thanking him. The important thing is that he feels very joyful in the deep end of his heart. What we have in the front of my grand parents door is that (The family who does moral things they would de<initely have a good result at the end.) For the result is that my dad had done great on his job. His way of life is had been pretty successful. Family is very warm and full of joy. After the assembly, everyone of us went dashing up the stage and took photos with my dad with the background of the sign! The ending made me feel the same when the president had the speech to us. (Blissful)Ending: After the assembly my dad went celebrate! We did a lot of moral things but we got even more rewards.


Bibliography1. 中華民國九十九年全國好人好事代表八德獎. Published 2010. Taiwan


ReflectionWhat specific challenges did you face during this project?I don’t know what moment should I focus on. What kind of informa7on do I need.

What did you learn about your family member? (personality, character…)Nothing, because I already knew a lot about this event! My dad always tells me about stuff that our charity had done and that should do these things when I grow up, too.

What did you learn about yourself (as a learner, as a family member)?I’m the son of a good deed representa7ve of Taiwan. My family has the ability to help others and we did, and con7nue to do.

How have you grown? (as a writer…)I now know what kind of things I should focus on while wri7ng a narra7ve. ADer geEng the help by Ms. Leininger, I now know how to show and not tell while wri7ng a story.

Why do you think doing a project like this is important?It gives you a chance to know more about your family. Your family could get closer when you know more about each other.

What part of this process did you enjoy most? Why?I enjoyed gathering ideas because gathering ideas from my dad is easy. He just give you a bunch of informa7ons and I would just write all of it down!

What part of this process did you least enjoy? Why?I don’t like the feeling when I’m stressing out about what to write about. For the last few days, I always sleep late because of wri7ng the narra7ve.


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