Heather Oldham is a first year Philosophy M.A. student. She grew up in Minnesota and Texas, and graduated from Baylor University in 2005 with majors in Philosophy and English. After teaching English in Japan for two years, she returned to her philosophical roots. Her main interests are virtue ethics and normative ethics. She also dabbles and delights in Nietzsche, Kierkegaard, and philosophical literature, particularly the works of Iris Murdoch and Rainer Maria Rilke. After graduation, she will pursue a Ph.D. in philosophy.