Several of Borneoâs plants challenge the senses-Rafflesia arnoldii, a parasitic species, produces the largest flower in the world, while the titan arum (Amorphophallustitanum) sporadically blooms into the largest unbranched inflorescence in the world.
Now, with territory up to the Mississippi River claimed and settled and the Louisiana Purchase explored, Americans headed west in droves. Newspaper editor John O'Sullivan coined the term manifest destiny in 1845 to describe the essence of this mindset.
John O'Sullivan and Manifest Destiny. The term 'manifest destiny' was first coined by journalist John O'Sullivan in the July-August 1845 issue of the Democratic Review. He wrote an editorial titled 'Annexation' in which he forcefully advocated for the annexation of Texas.