Answer:
1st part
Some people view him as strange, and some people view him as a normal person who just has insomnia.
2nd part
the author's idea that unless careful thought and reason are used it will lead to the destruction of civilized behavior
Imagery would be "The seas were blue while the beautiful skies were as light as my eyes."
Figurative is "The tears from the young girl were swept by the sea."
And... that's all i have.
The sentence that is correctly construed with an independent clause and a dependent clause is A) As they examined the evidence afresh, they thought of a completely different explanation.
The other sentences don't have dependent clauses, only phrases.