Full Name: Sergei A.
	Age: Fourteen
	Country: Russian Federation
	Responsibilities: Web Design, Graphics, HTML, Flash, Javascript, Java, some CGI

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I am Sergei , fourteen years old, and I live in Chelyabinsk, Russia. I got Internet access four years ago, and since then I have learned many things with its assistance. The possibility of learning so much and finding information online fascinated me. Last year I discovered Thinkquest, an international contest in which students from all over the world compete in creating educational websites. I decided to participate in it, and formed my first international team. I have always enjoyed science, so I chose a related topic, Physics by Demonstrations. Although my team did not win an award, I gained invaluable experience with teamwork and greatly extended my knowledge of web technologies. I am especially appreciative of this experience because I am planning a career in the area of web technology.

This year I decided to participate in ThinkQuest again - of course, in an international team. One of my favorite sciences is biology, especially evolution, so I thought of creating a website on a biology-related topic. An American student, Kate , suggested creating a website about replicators, and I agreed. She amazed me with her intelligence, capabilities, and knowledge of the subject, and I enjoyed working with her very much. Through this collaboration I also gained a good understanding of the American way of life. My other teammate Vitaly , who lives in my city, also participated in last year's ThinkQuest contest, and when I looked at his excellent work, I invited him to join our team. I am also very grateful to our coaches Vladislav Farafontov and Nadejda a for their great support of our work.

I was responsible mainly for technical aspects of this site, such as HTML, design, graphics and programming. I also worked with Vitaly to develop the Java applets that provide much of the interactivity on the site. While creating the site, I worked hard to learn Flash and CGI; both of these skills also enabled me to add additional interactive elements.

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